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Found deceased, my very uneducated guess is brown recluse.
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- Submitted: Apr 17, 2026
- Photographed: Apr 17, 2026
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
For Tucson, this would be a desert recluse, but I don’t know. Those legs look awful long and slender. I also see hairs that recluse don’t have.
Just a hunch but might be a giant daddy longlegs, It is an adult male if noting else.
Species Artema atlanta – BugGuide.Net
Thank you! That would certainly be a good thing!
Based on the hairy long legs, light brown coloration, and brown marking on its head, it is more than likely an Artema Atlanta, also known as a giant cellar spider. The marking on its head isn’t that of a brown recluse, meaning it doesn’t connect to its eyes forming a distinct violin pattern. The pattern on its head is similar but doesn’t fully resemble that of a brown recluse. More than likely you found a dead Artema Atlanta, not dangerous to humans.