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Brown Recluse, Loxoscele reclusa - Loxosceles
Copyright © 2020 Cathleen Wake Gorbatenko

Brown Recluse, Loxoscele reclusa - Loxosceles
Hill Country, Hays County, Texas, USA
August 18, 2020
Found in storage area of guest house, while moving stuff around. Skittish little guy, a little smaller than a quarter.

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Brown Recluse, Loxoscele reclusa - Loxosceles Brown Recluse - Loxosceles
Contributed by Cathleen Wake Gorbatenko on 20 August, 2020 - 3:31am
Last updated 20 August, 2020 - 7:35am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

It could also be the Texas Recluse. Without the spider in hand there's no sure way to tell.
… Nathaniel Green, 20 August, 2020 - 7:35am

 
Thank you.
Thank you.
… Cathleen Wake Gorbatenko, 24 August, 2020 - 4:27pm

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