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Eratigena duellica
(Giant House Spider)

Picture ID 196313

Picture of Eratigena duellica (Giant House Spider)
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BugmanDan

Comedy relief right ? You could hunt the entire state with a magnifying glass and never find a single brown recluse, they are just not there.
What you do have though is giant house spiders, which is what this is. Redicuously harmless, even good to have around.
Species Eratigena duellica – Giant House Spider – BugGuide.Net

Emadavis

Yes the brown recluse does not have that pattern on the abdomen, just the signature violin shape on the cephalothorax. But people sure do love to hate them! Poor brown spiders

BugmanDan

There are millions of people that really live with reclus, and a good many just sort of ignore them.

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Picture of Eratigena duellica (Giant House Spider) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture