Scotophaeus blackwalli
(Mouse Spider)

Picture ID 9590

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I keep finding them all over my room, this is the 4th one I’ve caught

Submitted by:
charlie16
Submitted: Apr 15, 2018
Photographed: Apr 15, 2018
Spider: Scotophaeus blackwalli (Mouse Spider)
Location: California, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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April 15, 2018 10:37 am

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This looks like one of the Ground Spiders (Gnaphosidae), Scotophaeus blackwalli (Mouse Spider). Not to be confused with medically significant species in the genus Missulena which are also commonly called Mouse Spiders.