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Found this guy hanging from a thread from the ceiling... think brown recluse but want to make sure. I have several pictures. I unfortunately had to kill it bc it started getting a bit fighsty while I was trying to get it out of the house. Long legs, bubble butt, bug eyes, goldf brown legs???
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- Submitted: Mar 1, 2019
- Photographed: Mar 1, 2019
- Spider: Parasteatoda tepidariorum (Common House Spider)
- Sex:
Male, - Maturity:Adult
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal
Jul 12, 2019
Jul 12, 2019
Nashua , 
I’m not sure how to submit multiple pictures at once. Please let me know if I should be concerned. I have a two year old in the house. I’ve been bit by a brown recluse once and it sucked… I don’t want that to happen to him.
Hi, the site isn’t programmed to take more than one photo per post. You can add them individually in new posts if you want to. I’m not sure what the spider is from this photo. It does look like it is in the family, Theridiidae, that widow spiders are in. If you had a bad bite reaction before, there is a possibility that a future bite would be bad too. Spider bite allergies exist, like hornet sting allergies, it varies by person. Since you experienced a medical problem before, you are doing the right thing by removing suspicious spiders from… Read more »