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Just found this spider in my back pantry - arid canyon - I'd guess Desert Loxosceles but I'm no arachnoligist. Can anyone identify?
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- Submitted: Dec 5, 2023
- Photographed: Dec 5, 2023
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Carnuel, New Mexico, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
I’m adding attributes: sparse hair on body and legs, ca. 1/4″ body length, sand colored. Legs darker at ends.Rather large pedipalps.
I think the eyes are wrong for it to be a desert recluse. It is more like a male southern house spider. They have long thin pedipalps that it holds in front of them folded over. It is a little paler than usual but perhaps it could have just molted….note the eyes and pedipalps ln this link….https://bugguide.net/node/view/1697235/bgimage
Here are pictures of the desert recluse for comparison https://bugguide.net/node/view/424372/bgimage
Thank you! Now that I see an image of the female southern house spider I’m pretty sure I saw her this summer. Darn, wish I didn’t put him outside, could have eaten some bugs in my house…