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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Synspermiata » Sicariidae » Brown Spiders (Loxosceles) » Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa)
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brown recluse??? - Loxosceles reclusa
Copyright © 2011 Jordan Thomas White

brown recluse??? - Loxosceles reclusa
Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
May 11, 2011
Size: around 1 to 1 1/2
found this in one of our bath towels... Anyone know if it is a recluse?
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Contributed by Jordan Thomas White on 12 May, 2011 - 12:34pm
Last updated 15 May, 2011 - 1:28pm

Brown Recluse
Moved from ID Request. Though the eyes are not really visible, I agree this ID is likely correct.
… Lynette Elliott, 13 May, 2011 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

looks like one to me.
looks like one to me.
… widowman10, 12 May, 2011 - 3:13pm login or register to post comments

yes
looks like a brown recluse to me. your smack dab in the middle of their range. check eye pattern. should be three pairs of eyes. two eyes in middle, two on right side, two on left side. google brown recluse eye pattern
… wolfpacksved, 12 May, 2011 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

I can't rule out a recluse from this shot...
...but I'm not prepared to say that it is one, either. The spider experts may know for sure (and a view of the eyes would remove all doubt, if you have one).
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 May, 2011 - 12:42pm login or register to post comments

 
i do not know
My camera is not very good for close-ups, so I do not think i can get one. If you can ask "The Spider Experts" to take a look and see what they think I would be much obliged. Thanks:-)
… Jordan Thomas White, 12 May, 2011 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Just hang tight...
I'm sure they'll chime in before too long. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 May, 2011 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

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