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Unknown Spider in our House - Scytodes atlacoya
Copyright © 2009 jmhirshorn

Unknown Spider in our House - Scytodes atlacoya
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
May 15, 2009
Size: Almost half dollar coin
We found two of these in our house an the same night in the same room. With the legs it was about the size of a half dollar. The body was about a quarter of an inch long.
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Contributed by jmhirshorn on 15 May, 2009 - 8:48pm
Last updated 10 December, 2020 - 12:38am

Moved
Moved from Scytodes.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 10 December, 2020 - 12:38am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scytodes.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 November, 2017 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 15 June, 2009 - 6:31am login or register to post comments

Thanks!
Wow, that was fast, Thanks!
… jmhirshorn, 15 May, 2009 - 9:26pm login or register to post comments

Spitting Spider
Genus Scytodes

Harmless predator. No danger whatsoever.
… Jebus31, 15 May, 2009 - 8:59pm login or register to post comments

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