Grinning Geckos
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Anyone good at IDing spiders? I need some help! (Sorry, no pictures, this guy got flushed.)
At work on Saturday I disturbed a spider that I thought might be a Brown Recluse. After a bit of research, I know that's not what it was, but I can't find out what it really is. Because I couldn't get a pic, I'll just have to describe it the best I can. This is really buggin me...
It was a medium sized spider, the leg span was easily the size of a quarter. As far as body shape goes, it is very (VERY) similar to a Brown Recluse. I think it was a female because the abdomen was bulbous, roughly the size of a small pea, and the spinnerettes (sp?) made a visible point.
The legs and thorax were a medium brown. No hairs on the legs that I could see. They were somewhat "meaty" but long at the same time. The legs looked a bit translucent as well.
The abdomen had no pattern on it at all. It was a medium gray/tan ... more gray than tan. It was hairy.
The thorax is what's tripping me up. If you took a Brown Recluse pattern and flipped the colors, that's pretty much what I saw. It was a bit more striped then violin shaped. Medium brown in the middle, dark brown flanking it on either side.
It looks similar to a Hobo spider as well - only the legs weren't hairy.
If you've got any idea what it could be, help me out!
At work on Saturday I disturbed a spider that I thought might be a Brown Recluse. After a bit of research, I know that's not what it was, but I can't find out what it really is. Because I couldn't get a pic, I'll just have to describe it the best I can. This is really buggin me...
It was a medium sized spider, the leg span was easily the size of a quarter. As far as body shape goes, it is very (VERY) similar to a Brown Recluse. I think it was a female because the abdomen was bulbous, roughly the size of a small pea, and the spinnerettes (sp?) made a visible point.
The legs and thorax were a medium brown. No hairs on the legs that I could see. They were somewhat "meaty" but long at the same time. The legs looked a bit translucent as well.
The abdomen had no pattern on it at all. It was a medium gray/tan ... more gray than tan. It was hairy.
The thorax is what's tripping me up. If you took a Brown Recluse pattern and flipped the colors, that's pretty much what I saw. It was a bit more striped then violin shaped. Medium brown in the middle, dark brown flanking it on either side.
It looks similar to a Hobo spider as well - only the legs weren't hairy.
If you've got any idea what it could be, help me out!
