1y ago

Keep finding these lil guys in my house

Keep finding these long legged lil bros in my home. This is bro number three so far. Any idea what they are? Super fast and hard to grab and stick in the rescue jar.

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I believe that's a Brown Recluse. It appears to have the telltale fiddle on its back.
I kind of hope I'm wrong though.
- It might help to know your region on where you live to help get a better id.
  More info and a photo to help you determine for yourself. The eye pattern is often the real tell if it's a recluse or not: https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/brown-recluse-violin-spider
  
  Just looked it up. Southern US. Probably a recluse based on my bad internet research. No more hand handling. I yote one out the window into the bushes by hand last week. Whoops.
  
  Bruh that's like the ONE spider you don't touch growing up in the South haha. Their bites are insanely painful.
  
  I'm from Canada hahaha. I don't know the first thing about the southern US except if it rattles run.
  
  I don't know where in the southern U.S. you are, but definitely look up the dangerous animals for wherever you are living or visiting. In Florida, there are only 2 common dangerous-to-humans spiders, I believe: widows and recluses. There are a few snakes. Alligators are obviously dangerous, but you're likely to know when you're in an environment where alligators are likely to be. There are, of course, a number of potential dangerous marine animals. Stay safe, my friends!
  
  Yeah pretty much this except black widows are pretty uncommon indoors and theyre really skiddish. Mostly only hang out under logs/rocks, so you're unlikely to run into one. Recluses love indoors and are violent fuckers. OP is super lucky he didn't get bit honestly.
  
  They are somewhat uncommon indoors, yes, but you do still see them in enclosed places like sheds and garages. I've also seen one hanging out at a gas pump. Of course, there are also lots of widow mimics out there that are pretty harmless to people.

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