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Cow patty spider - Loxosceles apachea - male

Cow patty spider - Loxosceles apachea - Male
Baylor Canyon Pass, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
May 20, 2018
Found this little one hanging out underneath an old cow patty. Looks recluse-like to me, but it seems like about every 5th spider species ends up being mistaken for a recluse.

Moved
Moved from Spiders.

No
mistake, it's a recluse. Appears to be a wandering adult male apachea.

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