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Can someone please tell me what kind of spider this is and if it is dangerous. This is the second one I have found in my bedroom, I’m not usually afraid of spiders but this is starting to freak me out because they have been on and near my bed. I live in California, if that helps. They are pretty big, including the legs probably the size of a silver dollar or slightly smaller. The body is pretty long, I actually couldn’t tell if it was a spider at first because it’s a different shape than the spiders I am used to seeing. Also it took its dear sweat time to die...I used a ton of spray before he finally kicked the bucket.
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- Submitted: May 17, 2018
- Photographed: May 17, 2018
- Spider: Solifugae (Wind Scorpions or Camel Spiders)
- Location: Paso Robles, California, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Mar 7, 2024
Mar 7, 2024
Mt. Airy, 
Help identify this spider
My sister is convinced it is a potato bug, but it doesn’t look like the other potato bugs I have seen.
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Camel Spider/Wind Scorpion (Solifugae), they’re arachnids but are separate from spiders (Araneae). They lack venom and silk glands.
Thank you! Do you know of any ways to keep them or deter them from coming in the house….any tips?? I found another one today, they are everywhere!
Sealing off cracks around floors, doors, windows, foundation, etc., and vacuuming everywhere is effective in reducing the number of spiders you see indoors, I imagine that would be effective for these too.