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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Fungus-ridden Spiders
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Moldy looking Spider!
Copyright © 2010 BugTussle

Moldy looking Spider!
Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia, USA
October 30, 2010
This was found inside of a friends airbrush. He hasn't got back to me on the size yet.
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Contributed by BugTussle on 1 November, 2010 - 6:26am
Last updated 24 November, 2022 - 9:21am

Moved
Moved from Cellar Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 24 November, 2022 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Yes, this fungus is specific to cellar spiders. See this page for many more creepy pictures of bugs killed by fungi.
… Charley Eiseman, 1 November, 2010 - 8:33am login or register to post comments

 
Cellar spider fungus and humans?
Does anyone know if this fungus is harmful to or affects humans in any way? I just discovered that we have dead spiders all over our basement with this fungus. They're everywhere. Makes me wonder if it is bad for us humans.
… Kim Wood, 30 November, 2011 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Typically fungal infections l
Typically fungal infections like this are caused by either Beauveria or by Isaria spp., cases of human infection are rare and typically only occur in hot, humid locations to people with compromised immune systems.
… Mason Broderick, 7 September, 2023 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

 
Unlikely
This fungus doesn't even affect other kinds of spiders, so there is no reason to suspect it would affect humans.
… Charley Eiseman, 30 November, 2011 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

Resembles
this unlucky critter:



Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 1 November, 2010 - 7:24am login or register to post comments

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