Can anyone ID those two? They must be from the same species (either male/female or the small one is just younger maybe)
Thanks!
Spiders ID
They are quite different spiders. I'm not sure about the one on the left, but the other has the appearance of a male Mediterranean recluse spider, Loxosceles rufescens - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/PikiWiki_Israel_30651_Loxosceles_rufescens.jpg
My best guess is:
Cithaeron praedonius, native to the Old World but is has recently been found in Florida.
These spiders like to live in our homes and eat other spiders.
Still think that it looks more like a Loxosceles - compare the eye pattern of Cithaeron praedonius (http://bugguide.net/node/view/746191) with that of Loxosceles rufescens (http://www.lorologiaiomiope.com/wp-content/2010/11/Loxosceles_rufescens.jpg)
Sorry, I wasn't awake enough. I was referring to the picture on the left.
I now think that the one on the left could be an juvenile ground spider (family Gnaphosidae) - see http://bugguide.net/node/view/775883/bgimage for an example.
Thank you! I thought they were male and female because I found them both together in the shower :p
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