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vonoretn Vonore, TN Jan 14, 2013

I found this spider today on the basement floor near the furnace. I am curious if anyone can identify it.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jan 14, 2013

Harmless jumping spider in genus Platycryptus - http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/87930459

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Jan 14, 2013

Check out this link...a slide show showing the Brown Recluse and Black Widow.....and identifiers for both and what the bites look like, symptoms, etc.

http://www.medicinenet.com/black_widow_brown_recluse_pictures_slideshow/article.htm

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vonoretn Vonore, TN Jan 15, 2013

Quote from Flapdoodle :
Harmless jumping spider in genus Platycryptus - http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/87930459


That is certainly a positive ID, looks exactly identical. Thank you for your assistance.

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vonoretn Vonore, TN Jan 15, 2013

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Check out this link...a slide show showing the Brown Recluse and Black Widow.....and identifiers for both and what the bites look like, symptoms, etc.

http://www.medicinenet.com/black_widow_brown_recluse_pictures_slideshow/article.htm


Thank you for that excellent reference, and best pictures I have seen of a brown recluse.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Jan 15, 2013

You are most welcome....pretty ugly bite pics, but the site makes IDing much easier.

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