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Spider Identification needed, a lot of this type appearing in home. Seems like juvenile form?
I couldnt find a match online for it. Please provide a source of you know what the species is.
Picture taken while alive also. Size is probably a little smaller than a dime
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- 6 years agoFavorite Answer
Update: Upon closer look it seems more likely to be a Zebra Spider - who is a rather fashionable member of the family of Jumping Spiders. They are really quite cute actually.
I rescind may original answer of Parson after getting a better view of the picture. Parson Spiders have little prongs sticking out the end of the abdomen with an overall more square-like abdominal shape.
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It is difficult to be sure from the picture - and not knowing your location - but I'd say it is a type Parson Spider. They are generally nontoxic but some people may experience reactions to the bites. They normally hide in piles of clothes or bedding - so check em for you put them on/sleep.
Common household insect. Generally harmless though, again, they can and do bite.
You can do an internet search for Parson Spider to double check. Here is a link to the EASTERN Parson though there are many types: http://bugguide.net/node/view/438289/bgimage
Best Wishes Daaru!
- daniel gLv 76 years ago
If not a parson spider,(don't believe so) one of the other ground spiders, or maybe one of the ant mimic spiders. Your photo leaves little to work with, and your geographic location is imprtant with spider identification.
Any spider like this would be quite harmless. Many can bite if trapped against the skin or mishandled. A bite may sting a little from the venom like an ant or mild bee sting, but not toxic to humans or pets.
Ground spiders rarely get larger than a nickle and ant mimic spiders could tap-dance on a dime.
You might compare with these:
Source(s): Been around spiders 50 years. - John RLv 76 years ago
It's a jumping spider of some kind. It would help to try to identify it further if we knew where this was, and it would also be nice to see a closer shot - there seems to be a lot of stuff in front of its 'face', but whether that's the pedipalps of a mature male, or something it's eating, I can't tell from the shot. In any event, it's completely harmless.
