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Spider id please. - Kukulcania hibernalis
Copyright © 2017 Star537

Spider id please. - Kukulcania hibernalis
Ocala, Florida, USA
Hello, I found this spider (and like 3 different funnel type webs) on my husband's van. I'm pretty sure it's a male southern house spider. But it also kinda looks like a brown recluse.
Can someone with more knowledge please let me know for sure which one it is? Also, with seeing that many webs, does that mean there are more, or could this one have made all 3. Thank you!
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Contributed by Star537 on 5 June, 2017 - 12:43am
Last updated 9 June, 2017 - 9:37am

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Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 9 June, 2017 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

Yes,
Definitely looks to be Kukulcania
… john and jane balaban, 5 June, 2017 - 8:36am login or register to post comments

Southern house spider
Looks like female southern house spider to me. I don't believe the males make webs, but the males do tend to look more like brown recluse. Each webbed retreat should belong to one female. Females can be very long lived, surviving many years. Harmless, although the webs may be annoying to look at.
… Natasha Wright, 5 June, 2017 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

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