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Recluse Spider? - Scytodes fusca - male
Copyright © 2012 Will Danner

Recluse Spider? - Scytodes fusca - Male
Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
September 4, 2012
Found this spider in a bowl on the counter. It appears to have markings similar to a recluse.

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Contributed by Will Danner on 4 September, 2012 - 4:48pm
Last updated 3 April, 2017 - 10:28am

Moved to Scytodes fusca
Moved from Spiders. ID based on range & carapace markings.
… Lynette Elliott, 6 September, 2012 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 6 September, 2012 - 12:03am login or register to post comments

Scytodes
I agree, spitting spider. I think this one's a male?
… Kyron Basu, 4 September, 2012 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

Looks more like a Spitting spider.
Lynette studied these Florida species at one time, so she may have more to say about this one.
… john and jane balaban, 4 September, 2012 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

 
I believe you are correct.
I passed these in my research, but wasn't sure it looked like Spitting spider. Now that I look back at them it looks similary to the Scytodes fusca. I will let Lynette confirm.
… Will Danner, 4 September, 2012 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

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