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cf. Metaltella simoni
is this a brown recluse , larger im guessing she , notice she's got like furry gloves lol
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- Submitted: Jan 24, 2018
- Photographed: Jan 24, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
She was just strolling through my bedroom i tried to save her but hubby flushed her.. is it venomous
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a mature male spider as indicated by the “furry gloves” (those are called pedipalps and are reproductive organs on male spiders). Like most spiders this is venomous but not considered to be of medical significance to people. Most spiders will only bite in self defense if threatened or trapped against the skin. I can’t see him too well, it might be Metaltella simoni but I’d need a clearer image for confirmation. Which is out of the question I suppose since he took a trip down the porcelain whirlpool.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1484661