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Is this a Recluse?

lgehrig4 Jul 15, 2005 11:15 PM

I oringally posted this in the spider forum, but I receiving no love there. lol

http://forums.insecthobbyist.com/view.php?id=14863,14863

thanks
jeff

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Venom Jul 17, 2005 04:07 PM

No, it is not a recluse. I'm not sure what it is really. It is definitely a male, judging by the boxing-glove pedipalps in the front. One possibility is that it may be a male Linyphiidae, or a male Theridiidae. This species is quite similar in appearance to you spider:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/3520#618

In any case it is not a dangerous species.

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