Kukulcania hibernalis
(Southern House Spider)

Picture ID 55038

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Submitted by:
ashleyg13
Submitted: Mar 22, 2019
Photographed: Mar 22, 2019
Spider: Kukulcania hibernalis (Southern House Spider)
Sex:
Male,
Maturity:
Adult
Location: Edinburg, Texas, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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March 23, 2019 10:14 am

Hi, this is a male Southern House Spider, Kukulcania hibernalis. They are often mistaken for Brown Recluse but are not anything to worry over. They are easily distinguished by the characteristically long pedipalps (leg-like appendages near the spider’s mouth).