Unidentified

Picture ID 52672

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

I found a second one. This spider has the “violin” shape on its back. I believe this is a Brown Recluse.

  • Submitted by: 
    JKMyers556
  • Submitted: Feb 2, 2019
  • Photographed: Feb 2, 2019
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Ames, Iowa, United States
  • Spotted Indoors: Other
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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Entomologist_97

I think this is a sac spider

Corbis

Looks like a brown recluse.. You can tell by the violin shape on its abdomen

galvantula

Just because a spider has a violin-ish marking doesn’t mean it’s a recluse. It’s hard to tell from this picture, but I believe your spider’s “violin” is actually lighter in color than its background color. A brown recluse’s trademark violin is always a darker brown than the main body color. This spider also doesn’t quite fit the body type you would expect from a recluse. I have lived in a house infested with recluses for sixteen years and I am unfortunately more than familiar with the awful things.