Myrmekiaphila comstocki

Picture ID 8512

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Is it poisonous and I keep finding them in my house?

Submitted by:
spiderkenny
Submitted: Apr 3, 2018
Photographed: Mar 22, 2018
Spider: Myrmekiaphila comstocki
Sex:
Male,
Location: Marshall, Texas, United States
Spotted Indoors: Sink or bathtub
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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Disco

April 3, 2018 8:01 am

Amaurobiidae I think, doesn’t have the pronounced chelicera I would normally expect from Dysdera sp.. Perhaps it is Callobius or Metaltella simoni but hard to say for certain.

They are not dangerous.

ItsyBitsy

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April 3, 2018 5:30 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Wafer-lid Trapdoor Spider (Euctenizidae), should be Myrmekiaphila comstocki based on location. It’s a wandering male in search of a mate. You shouldn’t be finding them indoors, you can reduce the number of spiders you find in your home by sealing cracks around floors, doors, windows, foundation, etc.

ItsyBitsy

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April 3, 2018 5:33 pm

Like most spiders they have venom but are unlikely to bite except in self defense and are not considered to be of medical concern, everyone’s immune system is different though.