Kukulcania hibernalis
(Southern House Spider)

Picture ID 56503

Comments & ID Thoughts

Brown recluse?

Submitted by:
mikeyprats
Submitted: Apr 10, 2019
Photographed: Apr 10, 2019
Spider: Kukulcania hibernalis (Southern House Spider)
Sex:
Male,
Maturity:
Adult
Location: Homestead fl, Florida, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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April 10, 2019 8:21 pm

Hi, this is a male Southern House Spider, Kukulcania hibernalis. Often mistaken for Recluse they’re easy to distinguish by the characteristically long pedipalps (leg-like appendages near the spider’s mouth).

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Kukulcania hibernalis (Southern House Spider)

Picture ID 56503

Comments & ID Thoughts

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Kukulcania hibernalis
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