Comments & ID Thoughts
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12600605
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- Submitted: May 23, 2018
- Photographed: May 18, 2018
- Spider: Gnaphosa sericata
- Sex:Male,
- Maturity:Adult
- Location: Fort Payne, Alabama, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
This looks close to Gnaphosa sericata. I’m not sure if there are any others in the genus in range that may look like this. (Edit: ID based on appearance and range.)
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1209609/bgimage
I have that same spider do you no if it’s posion
I believe you are spot on. Thanks! I am pleased to read that “At present, no ground spiders are known to be seriously venomous to humans.”, and that this fella is not an endangered species.