Xysticus
(Ground Crab Spiders)

Picture ID 96759

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Found inside by a window. In southeast Ga, by savannah. Currently mid 60s outside and inside.

Submitted by:
jodys
Submitted: Dec 4, 2019
Photographed: Dec 4, 2019
Spider: Xysticus (Ground Crab Spiders)
Location: Rincon, Georgia, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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JodyS

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December 4, 2019 12:17 pm

First thought was brown recluse but not sure.

Arcticwolf115

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December 4, 2019 1:22 pm

Hi there this looks like a giant crab spider :3

BugmanDan

December 4, 2019 10:24 pm

I am thinking this is a running crab spider, Philodromidae family. Not dangerous at all, really a polite house guest. Ones I find indoors don’t seem to stay around long, I figure they find their way back outside.
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