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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.
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

 
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

An
emaciated brown recluse. Looks like a female.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 August, 2007 - 8:41am

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