Is this a dangerous spider? - Lupettiana mordax

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… john and jane balaban, 13 September, 2008 - 3:42pm

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Strange

Those chelicerae scream Dysderidae to me, but the rest of it doesn't really resemble Dysdera crocata, which I understood to be the only member of the family to occur in NA. I'm not sure if the chelicerae are diagnostic of the entire family.

I don't think it's a purseweb.

Maybe a non-native Dysderid?

I can't really make out the eyes in the photo. A confirmation of six vs. eight eyes would be compelling.

… Jebus31, 30 July, 2008 - 12:40pm

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if you can't get a closer picture

can you either upload a more closely cropped picture or upload a higher resolution (I'm not sure if you cropped this or reduced its size before posting). I'm very curious to find out what this spider is because I can't remember seeing anything like it before.

… Lynette Schimming, 30 July, 2008 - 8:22am

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I'm not sure without a larger

I'm not sure without a larger photo, but it seems to resemble the red legged purseweb spider, Sphodros rufipes which I believe is present in florida.

… Malkavian, 30 July, 2008 - 6:23am

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I can't tell what it is, but he won't hurt you. The "big jaws" are probablly his pedipalps....which are the packets of sperm he is out hoping to give to a female.
If you put a cup over him, slide a piece of paper under it and take him outside he will thank you. :o)

… Matt Edmonds, 28 July, 2008 - 1:39pm

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