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Spider - Loxosceles reclusa - male
Copyright © 2009 Gacko

Spider - Loxosceles reclusa - Male
Desoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
July 9, 2009
Found while cleaning out a closet of quilting supplies.
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Contributed by Gacko on 15 July, 2009 - 8:59pm
Last updated 15 July, 2009 - 10:58pm

Has the fiddle shape of a brown recluse.
The palps seem to indicate an adult male out looking for a girlfriend. See for exaample.
… john and jane balaban, 15 July, 2009 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks--
All my years in Texas and I'd never seen one, so I didn't recognize it well enough to give it the respect it deserved!
… Gacko, 15 July, 2009 - 10:56pm login or register to post comments

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