Could this be a Chilean Recluse?

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rod11 Los Angeles, CA Jul 03, 2014

Found this guy in the corner of my bathroom floor. while it doesn't have an obvious "fiddle" mark, from what I've gathered some do not. thank you

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LoveForests FU, United States(Zone 9b) Jul 03, 2014

Possibly a Swamp Spider. They like moist areas and come out at night when it rains alot.
Not sure. But swamp spiders have long legs and love the humid season.

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rod11 Los Angeles, CA Jul 04, 2014

Found another identical guy in our second bathroom around 10:00pm. Here are a couple face shots to go along with the other pics. what are we looking at here?

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LoveForests FU, United States(Zone 9b) Jul 04, 2014

Are the outside conditions where you are been wet, rainy or humid lately? If so, swamp type spiders like to come out at night and roam around inside and outside of houses.
They say, that, only the male swamp spider roams around at evening or night hours, after a rain or if it's been humid out, looking for a girlfriend.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 06, 2014

Does not appear to be a recluse spider of any kind. Would be very helpful if its eye pattern could be seen clearly. I am unaware of any spider whose accepted common name is 'swamp spider'...

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Reichnekov Jul 06, 2014

I don't know much. But it looks more like the Chilean Recluse than the 'swamp spider'.

Edit: Could it be a 'metaltella simoni'?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 06, 2014

It does not look at all like Metaltella simoni, and the Chilean recluse, like other spiders in that genus (Loxosceles) has a unicolorous abdomen, not striped as in these images. And again, "Swamp spider" is not an accepted common name; I have no idea as to which species you may have in mind...

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Reichnekov Jul 06, 2014

I was just giving my unappreciated opinion ._.

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LoveForests FU, United States(Zone 9b) Jul 06, 2014

'Swamp Spider' comes from the type of spiders that love being near water and coming out in humid moist weather. They come out and roam-around during the rainy and humid season.

Thank you for being so gentle with my comments. Take care!

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