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Brown Recluse Spider - Loxosceles reclusa - female
Copyright © 2007 Marvin and Jo Smith

Brown Recluse Spider - Loxosceles reclusa - Female
Ozark Mountains, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
August 25, 2007
Size: 12mm
Found in some stored pottery.
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Contributed by Marvin and Jo Smith on 27 August, 2007 - 2:45am
Last updated 27 August, 2007 - 10:30am

Thanks for the ID, Jeff
I have no idea why she was emaciated. Heaven knows there's plenty of prey in the outbuilding where she was found. She did have what I suppose is a nest in the soup mug, a nickel-sized patch of web. (Marvin)
… Marvin and Jo Smith, 27 August, 2007 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

 
Maybe
it fell in and couldn't get out.
When prey is available, they are long lived as adults, even the males, in captivity at least.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 August, 2007 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

An
emaciated brown recluse. Looks like a female.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 August, 2007 - 8:41am login or register to post comments

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