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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Filistatidae » Kukulcania » Southern House Spider (Kukulcania hibernalis)
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What species of spider is this? - Kukulcania hibernalis
Copyright © 2017 Joseph Gortney

What species of spider is this? - Kukulcania hibernalis
Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA
April 17, 2017
Size: 1 1/2'' long
This picture was taken close up so it would be clear. The spider is about 1 1/2" long including the legs. The body is about 3/4" by itself. I'm not really scared of spiders, but this one gave me a mini heart attack. I looked down after feeling a tickle on my arm and there it was.
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Contributed by Joseph Gortney on 17 April, 2017 - 11:42am
Last updated 1 January, 2018 - 12:38pm

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ID Request... please
Anyone have an idea what species this is? The best I can come up with from google is the Southern House Spider, but I'm not sure that is accurate.
… Joseph Gortney, 19 April, 2017 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
You are right in your assessment.
Joseph, it appears to be a southern house spider, also called a crevice weaver. Yours is a female. They are harmless, and in my experience I have never had one act aggressively or try to bite. Do not be alarmed.
… Natasha Wright, 19 April, 2017 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

 
It never attempted to bite. J
It never attempted to bite. Just startled me from appearing almost out of nowhere on my wrist. After I flung her onto the floor she pretty much just wanted to find a hiding spot. I picked her up and took her outside to release instead of hiding under my desk. Lol
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