Comments & ID Thoughts
Photo from Helena Montana
I hope it's not a brown recluse
spider 'incubates' its nest?
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- Submitted: Aug 31, 2025
- Photographed: Aug 25, 2025
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Helena, Montana, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Montana is WAY outside the range of any Recluse spiders. This looks like a Lynx spider to me.
I realize that but I have heard of them being found in domiciles, possibly ‘imported’ from people moving here. One had been found in the laundry room of an apartment building in my neighborhood which is why I was concerned. ๐ It seemed to be guarding that egg sac it’s on and there was obviously at least a half dozen ‘lumps’ in it. This is a type of spider that gives me the willies ๐ Actually, the only ones that don’t are ‘jumping’ spiders. I’ve had them living on window casements and indoor plants before, once, generations of the same… Read more ยป
Lycosidae family. A wolf spider