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- Submitted: Feb 4, 2019
- Photographed: Feb 4, 2019
- Spider: Parasteatoda tepidariorum (Common House Spider)
- Location: Portage , Wisconsin, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Lateral
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
(Common House Spider)
Picture ID 52745
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Parasteatoda tepidariorum
(Common House Spider)Family Genus Species - Submitted Jul 12, 2019
- Photographed Jul 12, 2019
- Nashua , New Hampshire, United States
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Parasteatoda tepidariorum
(Common House Spider)Family Genus Species - Submitted Jul 30, 2019
- Photographed Jul 27, 2019
- Lakewood , South Carolina, United States
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Parasteatoda tepidariorum
(Common House Spider)Family Genus Species - Submitted Nov 30, 2019
- Photographed Jul 12, 2019
- Male,Female
- Nashua , New Hampshire, United States
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Parasteatoda tepidariorum
(Common House Spider)Family Genus Species - Submitted Jun 5, 2020
- Photographed Jul 19, 2020
- Female
- Natchez, Mississippi, United States
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Found two of these in my barn today. Was told it was a brown recluse but I want some help identifying it
Thanks for getting a second opinion. In my experience, if the spider is big most people call it a wolf spider, if it is brownish people assume it’s a brown recluse. I don’t think brown recluses range into Wisconsin. They also don’t have a pattern of markings on their sides. I haven’t seen one in-person (I live in a Northern state). In photos they appear somewhat translucent pinkish tan. Your spider resembles an orb web spider. Possibly a male or a juvenile female.The orb web is round, like the spiderweb emoji. An exception is the web of a male, it… Read more »
Hi, this looks like a Common House Spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum.