CamoChameleonsHuman
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Wife thinks it's a Brown Recluse. I have my doubts...
CALLING ARACHNID HEADS! What spider is this?
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Hashtag ChamLife
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I am not a spider fan.... I absolutely hate them. That being said, not a recluse. They look malnourished and scrawny. Not sure what it is EXACTLY, just can tell you it's not a recluse
Brodybreaux25
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Lol Literally every time someone sees a brown spider they will inevitably say “it’s a brown recluse!”
Not trying to beat you up James, I’m guilty of it too!
Not trying to beat you up James, I’m guilty of it too!
Hashtag ChamLife
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Ahhhhhh a black recluse!
One of the jobs I'm doing has these everywhere. I've found about 8 in the past few weeks. Oddly enough, I've also killed about 8 of them! Gotta love Florida bugs...
jamest0o0
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Wait what haha! I'm always the one telling people around me "It's not a Fing recluse, they aren't even found around here!" Literally just had this conversation with my wife, her brother, and my mom lmao
I don't know a ton about spiders, but I do know that recluses(recleese?) Can be spotted by the way their legs angle forward rather than the one in this photo where they go out straight.
MissSkittles
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Not a wolf spider. I know those all too well. Google says maybe a nursery spider.
Brodybreaux25
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We have them here, and I swear to god it’s the first thing that comes out of their mouth every time. Real BRs are scrawny little things, very thin....
JackRipper
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I believe that is a huntsman spider. One of the most proficient hunters of the new world
Bigsky
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Lycosid, known as a wolf spider
JackRipper
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Common or garden orb weaver. A bit larger than a black widow but alot less venomous.
JoXie411
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Thanks I was just scared how big it was
Twells92
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Up north here they are scrawny almost redish, and always near damp areas. Like crawl spaces or bad basements etc
JackRipper
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No problem! I know they're super creepy looking lol. They congregate around my favorite fishing spot in the black berry bushes
MissSkittles
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I thought those were those massive nasty beasts they have in Australia. (Going back to google)
JackRipper
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Yeah they do get about 6" in span and their legs are jointed sideways to help with lateral movement. I took a second look and you may have a female wolf spider. Difficult to tell with that particular camouflage pattern
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MissSkittles
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One of the reasons I never want to go to Australia or any rain forests.
Brodybreaux25
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I live on the bayou, they are literally everywhere.
