Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
(Eastern Parson Spider)

Picture ID 4592

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Just wondering what it is. Safe around kids?

Submitted by:
cdailey
Submitted: Jan 28, 2018
Photographed: Jan 28, 2018
Spider: Herpyllus ecclesiasticus (Eastern Parson Spider)
Location: Great Falls, Virginia, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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January 28, 2018 2:58 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is an Eastern Parson Spider (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus). They’re not considered to be of medical significance, but when indoors they could wander someplace undesirable, get trapped and bite in self defense. If you have a cup handy to put over the spider and a stiff piece of paper to gently slide underneath it I’d remove them and deposit them outside.