Species Kukulcania hibernalis - Southern House Spider

Classification · Remarks

Brown Spider Kukulcania hibernalis - Kukulcania hibernalis - female

Spider found indoors in Athens, Georgia 6.15.2009 - Kukulcania hibernalis

Spider in my Drawer, what kind is it? - Kukulcania hibernalis

chocolate brown spider - Kukulcania hibernalis - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Haplogynes)

Family Filistatidae (Crevice Weavers)

Genus Kukulcania

Species hibernalis (Southern House Spider)

Remarks

Females are frequently mistaken for small tarantulas or trapdoor spiders. Males are often mistaken for recluse spiders (Loxosceles). This is a totally harmless species that builds "messy" webs emanating from crevices, often on the outside of homes.

Contributed by Ethan Friedman on 1 August, 2005 - 5:23am
Additional contributions by Bug Eric, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz, kschnei
Last updated 1 April, 2009 - 2:11am

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