Platyoides
(Scorpion Spiders)

Picture ID 46873

Comments & ID Thoughts

Initial thoughts, some type of jumping spider? Not sure. It just appeared on my arm during strong winds with the door open, so it may not have entered the house by choice

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suricate
Submitted: Oct 30, 2018
Photographed: Oct 29, 2018
Spider: Platyoides (Scorpion Spiders)
Location: Mossel Bay, South Africa
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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Suricate

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October 30, 2018 8:02 am

Found him in a book, “skerpioenspinnekop”, don’t know what the correct english common name is but directly translated is scorpion spider of the family Trochanteriidae. 12-20mm, night time active. Anyone know if it’s venomous? Doubt it though.