Comments & ID Thoughts
Is this a brown recluse?
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- Submitted: Jun 28, 2018
- Photographed: Jun 27, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Lusby , Maryland, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Is this a brown recluse?
Definitely not a brown recluse. My guess would be a female dotted wolf spider (if there are small dots/spots on the underbelly of its abdomen) or maybe some kind of grass spider. The eye pattern makes me think it’s some kind of wolf spider. If you shine a light around her eyes and they glow green (like a cat’s eyes), It’s a wolf spider. They don’t spin web. They can’t climb out of a glass, and they don’t wrap up their prey with silk… they just bite it and eat it. Give it a cricket, and I’ll bet she’ll pounce… Read more »
I wolf say a Rabid Wolf Spider (Rabidosa Rabida).