Platyoides
(Scorpion Spiders)

Picture ID 11505

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Please tell me what spider this is. Is it poisonous? Looks like a scorpion spider. I'm from South Africa. Found it in my school bag.

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shanesher23
Submitted: May 3, 2018
Photographed: May 3, 2018
Spider: Platyoides (Scorpion Spiders)
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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June 7, 2018 1:47 pm

Hi, your image has been filed. See above image for ID. 🙂 I don’t know what the typical reaction to a bite would be, everyone’s immune system is different.

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Platyoides (Scorpion Spiders)

Picture ID 11505

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