Unidentified

Picture ID 161562

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

I’m hoping not but I think this might be a brown recluse or desert recluse. As it backed away it looked about the size of a quarter and it backed away like it was ready to attack as I sprayed it, not running like others. Have 3 young kids so really need help identifying if possible. Can no longer find it.

  • Submitted by: 
    Onefunkysn
  • Submitted: Aug 13, 2022
  • Photographed: Aug 13, 2022
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Fernley, Nevada, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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BugmanDan

Hi. Fernley is too far north for desert recluse and no brown recluse in Nevada.
No known spider attacks humans, we are not prey.
I can’t see enough detail to guess what spider this may be and if you must hose them down, don’t poison your children with pesticides. A 50/50 mix of dish soap and water in a spray bottle works just as well.
Living in Clark county 30 years, well in the range of desert recluse, I never saw a single one in the wild.