
Comments & ID Thoughts
Trachelas tranquillus
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- Submitted: Mar 4, 2023
- Photographed: Oct 20, 2021
- Spider: Trachelas tranquillus (Broad-faced Sac Spider)
- Location: Howell, New Jersey, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Sink or bathtub
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Most likely Dysdera sp
I believe this to be trachelas sp. due to the arrangement of the chelicerae
Yes, I agree that it is Trachelas tranquillus. Greenvilleeee, Some things that are different for this species compared to Dysdera: Broad-faced sac spiders have broad eyes across their broad face. They are almost always visible because they are high on the face. Sac Spiders tend to have a cardiac mark, D. crocata doesn’t. The cardiac mark is the dark line that starts at the beginning of the abdomen. It’s called that because it is where a spider’s hearts are. The fangs don’t show on this species, but D. crocata’s usually do. This one has a gray abdomen, Dysdera are usually… Read more »
Sorry!! Thank you for the help
Thanks for this! I believe I have found this one before..I’m gonna check my photos