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I think this could be Trachelas tranquillus
(Broad-faced Sac Spider) based off of he information I found on your website, but am not sure. Found spider on my kitchen floor, making a run for it, so my photo captured this spider on the move. Getting ready to release this release spider outside. I don’t like killing them, unless they are venomous. That said, if a spider is in my house, I much prefer the orb weavers. I actually have one in my laundry room - been there at least 5 months and has caught many sprickets for me- and even wolf spiders amongst others. So I named her Piglet. Don’t get me wrong, I would scream if she crawled on me- but she won’t because she’s an orb weaver and stays in the same spot. She catches and wraps three or four bugs a day, leaving them on the floor under her web all wrapped up. Not sure what she is, though.
The spider in my photo does not appear to be an orb weaver to me. Was curious if I was right about it being a broad faced sac spider. I am not getting close enough to look at it’s genitalia. It’s alive and fast. So letting it go outside. Let me know what you guys think this is? Am I right? Is this a Trachelas tranquillus?
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- Submitted: Nov 11, 2021
- Photographed: Nov 11, 2021
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Ellicott City , Maryland, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
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LOL, yes! Seeing the genitalia involves a microscope (That’s what she said!) and I’m trying to imagine you holding the spider up to your face to look. These are a speedy species. They have cool eyes in two rows of 4 across the face. The only spiders that can have dangerous venom in the US are: the Recluses and the Widows. There are a few species of each. Except about one species, all spiders have venom to almost instantly shut down the nervous system of the prey. Spiders bite when their babies are threatened and when they are trapped or… Read more »