Mature Male Southern House Spider

The southern house spider figures 1 to 4 kukulcania hibernalis hentz 1842 is a conspicuous arachnid in florida due to its relatively large size and distinctive flat tangled web.

Mature male southern house spider. On first glance homeowners may think a male southern house spider is a brown recluse thanks to similar colors and body shape however southern house spiders do not have the violin shaped mark on their heads. There is not much information on the southern house spider on the bugguide info page except for this comment. Unfortunately spiders can and do make their way into our homes. It measures 4 1 10 0 mm in length and is thinner than the female.

The southern house spider actually does homeowners a good service by. The two sexes are colored similarly. As a group filistatid spiders are known as crevice spiders and this species is sometimes referred to as the. I have seen many of them since then and have made this video showcasing both the male and female southern house.

Currently given the scientific name kukulcania hibernalis it was formerly known as filistata hibernalis. Southern house spiders facts identification control scientific name. Like many spiders the male is sometimes smaller but can many times be nearly as long as the females. Thankfully the most common types of house spiders are harmless to humans but there are exceptions.

Females are frequently mistaken for small tarantulas or trapdoor spiders. It is occurs in the southern states of the usa throughout central america and some of the caribbean to southern brazil and uruguay. North america is home to about 3 400 species of spiders. Their venom is not toxic like the recluse but they may bite if they feel trapped and that bite may cause some pain.

This does appear to be a brown recluse spider and the large pedipalps indicate this is a male similar to the one pictured in this bugguide posting. Spiders are arachnids and they re related to scorpions mites and ticks. The southern house spider is a species of large spider in the family filistatidae. The male spider has long legs but is smaller than the female and is khaki or amber in.

We concur with your identification of this female southern house spider which looks exactly like this individual posted to bugguide. In the bathroom sink. Males are often mistaken for recluse spiders loxosceles. Appearance what do they look like.

Found in the americas it exhibits strong sexual dimorphism. This is a. Females are charcoal gray and their body including the leg span is about 2 inches in diameter. Homeowners often report the females look like small tarantulas.

Male southern house spider thanks to catherine scott and sean mccann for writing in with comments correcting our identification of this male southern house spider. But i found out shortly after that it was in fact a male southern house spider. Steatoda grossa commonly known as the cupboard spider the dark comb footed spider the brown house spider in australia or the.