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Species Kukulcania hibernalis - Southern House Spider

Found in a shed in Savannah, GA - Kukulcania hibernalis Male Kukulcania Hibernalis (Nakni) - Kukulcania hibernalis - male Spider  - Kukulcania hibernalis Brown recluse? - Kukulcania hibernalis Marion County Spider(s) - Kukulcania hibernalis Kukulcania hibernalis - male Kukulcania hibernalis - male Unknown Spider - Kukulcania hibernalis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
Family Filistatidae
Genus Kukulcania
Species hibernalis (Southern House Spider)
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Identification
Voucher male & female:


Textbook male & female:
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.