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This spider was crawling on my neck. I smacked it and then realized I didn’t know what kind it is and have been hoping to figure out what it is. Location is Southern Kentucky. I was gardening today however I had just showered so I don’t know where it came from. I’m just hoping I didn’t get bit when I smacked. Please help me in the identification of this guy.
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- Submitted: Jun 8, 2022
- Photographed: Jun 8, 2022
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Knob lick, Kentucky, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
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I’m certain I have figured out this could be an eastern parson spider. Not deadly but could cause some allergic reaction.
That doesn’t look like a Parson Spider, but it is mangled and u can look at it from more angles than i.
I think it probably is Herpylus ecclesiasticus, an Eastern Parson Spider. I’m going by the size and the abdominal markings. They’re faint, but the pinkish white parson neck garb mark is there. I doubt it bit you. Most spider bites are said to feel like bee stings. Unlike some hornets and ants, spiders are more hesitant to bite. Overall they may bite in self-defense if they are trapped against your skin, such as under clothes, in boots, or under your body in bed. They are extremely sensitive to pressure against them and are easily injured. They bite to get the… Read more »