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Found this little fella in my office at work. Not certain what species he is or, if it's even a "he". He didn't seem too healthy and was pretty scrunched up when first found but, seems much happier in his new home.
He's a pretty silver-brown color but, doesn't have any distinctive markings or pattern on him that has helped to identify what kind of spider he is. He has large pedipalps but, no visible fangs that I can see. He also doesn't have any visible urticating hairs like what you see on tarantulas but, maybe he's still young? Behavior-wise, he seems happy to hang out in the open area of his tank, doesn't seem to spend any time in the little hidey-house I put in there for him.
So far, my best guess is that he's either a very large wolf spider or a tarantula of some type?
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- Submitted: Aug 23, 2024
- Photographed: Aug 23, 2024
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Arizona, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
It may be a female southern house spider if it is… she doesn’t look like she I in good shape
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/164701633
I found it a few days ago in my office and we have pest control so, it’s likely had some exposure to nasty chemicals, no food, and no water so, not surprised it’s not in good shape but, it seems more lively now than before.
What signs do you see that indicate it’s not doing well?? And I’m open to suggestions to help
This is a picture of a young healthy female.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71061810
Yours looks a bit shrunken. It may be that she is just elderly.
I thought she was maybe dehydrated and hungry?? Her abdomen is definitely a lot flatter than the picture. Is it possible that she’s young? Her tank has water and I got some crickets from the pet store but, I’m not sure if she’s eaten anything yet… and she hasn’t done any web building. Today is day 3 in the tank so, she hasn’t been in her spider-rehabilitation for very long.
The only thing you can do is watch and wait. I think it’s more likely she is old rather than young. They get a wrinkly appearance after laying eggs…like a partially deflated balloon. Be careful of leaving her at the mercy of crickets….they can do damage to a spider if she is not feeling the best. You could try to tempt her by moving a dead one with a piece of string…maybe?
So, there’s one or two crickets hopping around in there now but, I removed the little container of them. That’s a bummer she might be real close to the end though. Hopefully, with fewer crickets, she’ll have some peaceful last days. I really appreciate your help and insight! I will, unfortunately, have to leave her in my office through the weekend so, we will see how she’s doing come Monday!
PS: her name is Hemingway since I originally thought she was a boy
Wishing you the best.