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Brown reclusive aka Fiddleback spider - Loxosceles reclusa
Copyright © 2009 Julia J Cross

Brown reclusive aka Fiddleback spider - Loxosceles reclusa
Kiefer, Creek County, Oklahoma, USA
November 2, 2009
Spider was hitching a ride on my shoulder...was about 1 1/2 inches including legs (all 8 eeeeee) .....can someone id it please? I took it's picture and then smashed it.
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Contributed by Julia J Cross on 2 November, 2009 - 12:01pm
Last updated 2 November, 2009 - 1:02pm

Another example of why I wish
Another example of why I wish BG had a formal rather than informal policy against placing copyright labels, etc. directly onto an image. It doesn't stop the image from being misappropriated, but it does ruin the attractiveness of an otherwise nice (except for the background) image.

-Kevin
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 2 November, 2009 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Brown reclusive
I agree with you on this particular image...so I have posted an image without my copyright labels but I do think the green background enhances the image....Julie
… Julia J Cross, 2 November, 2009 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Hah, Julie, that's nice
Hah, Julie, that's nice -- compromise is what makes the world go around. I'll learn to love your green (place mat?).

Best wishes,

-K
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 2 November, 2009 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

 
not a place mat....I brushed
not a place mat....I brushed the spider off my shoulder with my left hand and it landed on the green tarp covering my '81 Cad. I had been cleaning my garage.
… Julia J Cross, 2 November, 2009 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Julia J Cross, 2 November, 2009 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

Oh, dear...
Someone finally sends in a true brown spider (Loxosceles sp.) and they aren't panic-stricken! LOL! This is probably the native L. reclusa, as Oklahoma is almost the epicenter of its geographic range.
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 November, 2009 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

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