Zoropsis spinimana

Picture ID 4121

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Larger than most spiders we see around the house. Approximately 2" across including legs. Found on ceiling in kitchen. Never seen one like this before.

Submitted by:
forden
Submitted: Jan 17, 2018
Photographed: Jan 15, 2018
Spider: Zoropsis spinimana
Sex:
Female,
Location: Walnut Creek, California, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Lateral

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ItsyBitsy

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January 17, 2018 8:39 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 Rather an awkward angle, but I think that is a False Wolf Spider (Zoropsis spinimana).

forden

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January 17, 2018 8:58 pm

For some reason the site displays the image upside down…

I think you are right! Take a look at this:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/704192/spider-warning-Mediterranean-biting-arachnid-found-UK-homes

The front view in that article is pretty similar to the front views we took… except the coloring on ours was more yellowish.

And this paragraph mentions our area: While most people will squirm at the sight of the spiny false wolf-spider, scientists are keen to chart the creature’s range since its recent arrival on British shores, a movement also witnessed in the United States where it has become established in the San Fransisco area.