Unidentified

Picture ID 204874

Submitted by:
paigen
Submitted: Jul 10, 2025
Photographed: Jul 10, 2025
Spider: Unidentified
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
Found in web?: No
Attributes:

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BugmanDan

July 11, 2025 7:46 am

One of the lynx spiders.

TangledWeb

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July 13, 2025 2:43 am

Oxyopes scalaris? https://bugguide.net/node/view/15151/bgimage

Joot

Reply to TangledWeb

July 14, 2025 12:52 pm

Pirate spiders (family Mimetidae) are identifiable by a row of one-way-pointing setae on the front legs.

Joot

July 14, 2025 12:47 pm

It’s a pirate spider, genus Mimetus.

TangledWeb

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Reply to Joot

July 14, 2025 1:24 pm

Thank you! That was escaping my memory’s grasp. https://bugguide.net/node/view/285134 Mimetus puritanus looks like the best match for markings and location. I appreciate your help!