Theridiidae
(Cobweb Weavers)

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Picture of Theridiidae (Cobweb Weavers) - Dorsal

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Found this guy in my bathroom and am afraid it's a brown recluse...anyone know if it Is? I'm terrified of spiders so I couldn't get closer. Size was approx size of a penny. Sorry for the pic,couldn't get closer

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ItsyBitsy

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This doesn’t look like a Recluse (Loxosceles sp.). It looks like a Cobweb Spider (Theridiidae). I can’t really make out the details well enough to be sure what exact one you have. Two similar possibilities for comparison:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1134468/bgimage
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1022894/bgimage

ItsyBitsy

You’re welcome!

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