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Finding out just who this fella is became my white whale as of tonight. Guy's just been sitting there thinking he's photogenic. I'd assume he's a common, regular spider, but I can't find anything that quite matches up. He's more yellow/tan in person. His name is John Spider until IDed and he's my new best friend. Assuming it's a he. He's in a bad spot for me to look at his boxing gloves.
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- Submitted: Jan 4, 2026
- Photographed: Jan 4, 2026
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Jackson, Missouri, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Few things to add: John Spider appears to have a legspan between a nickel and a quarter, probably worth a mention. He’s also way too dark in the picture for the contrast to note that his mouth is very noticeably much darker than the rest of his body. Shiny black, I’d be so bold as to suggest.
A Tegenaria domestica, barn funnel weaver AKA domestic house spider.
Really looks like a her, but boxing glove palps would be male.
Species Tegenaria domestica – Barn Funnel Weaver – BugGuide.Net