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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Prodidomidae » Prodidomus » Prodidomus rufus
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Cute mustache spider! San Diego, ca. - Prodidomus rufus
Copyright © 2014 sara1986

Cute mustache spider! San Diego, ca. - Prodidomus rufus
San Diego, California, USA
August 11, 2014
Size: About the size of a dime.
Hello, I live in San Diego, Ca. And i've been finding A LOT of different types of spiders in my home... ( brown widows, yellow sac, even brown recluses!) But, I have no ideal what type of spider this is or could be... It's about the size of a dime.. and was caught in a spider trap behind my toilet this morning. It's an orange brown /red color with a dark gray /black butt. It also has huge fangs that almost make it look like a cute mustache! Lol... Super curious to what this could be! Thanks for your help! -Sara

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Contributed by sara1986 on 11 August, 2014 - 1:30pm
Last updated 14 August, 2014 - 1:26pm

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… Laura P., 14 August, 2014 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

Interesting...
You may want to post some of the images on Tinypic here on BugGuide.
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 11 August, 2014 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Where should I post them at?
Where should I post them at? ^.^
… sara1986, 11 August, 2014 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

 
You can...
...click "add image" below your pictures.
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 11 August, 2014 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you!
… sara1986, 11 August, 2014 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

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… Laura P., 11 August, 2014 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

Looks like ...
Prodidomus rufus:


Rare find! Moving to Araneae for the other editors to see.
… Laura P., 11 August, 2014 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! That's super cool! Do
Thanks! That's super cool! Do you know if they're venomous? I think this one has baby eggs on its back side. 0.o
… sara1986, 11 August, 2014 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

 
I think the "eggs" ...
you're seeing are actually the spider's spinnerets.
… Laura P., 12 August, 2014 - 10:09am login or register to post comments

 
There aren't...
...any eggs on its back. Those are just hairs used for protection and for sensing the environment.

Spiders are not poisonous because poison has to be injested while venom injected. Spiders inject venom via their fangs so they are venomous. Most spiders, including this species, is venomous; however, the venom is not medically significant or dangerous.
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 11 August, 2014 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

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