Titiotus

Spider collected by CM29314, early December 2014. Not a brown recluse. It is a Titiotus spider. Click on image to enlarge it. See also Titiotus spider – a non-toxic, brown recluse look-alike.

29314 Probably a Gnaphosid. Eye arrangement
29314 Titiotus. Eye arrangement
Probable gnaphosid collected by 29314
Titiotus collected by 29314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compare the eye arrangement to that of the brown recluse. See

Loxosceles. Note the eye arrangement. Image from internet. Recluses have only 6 eyes.
Loxosceles. Note the eye arrangement.  Recluses have only 6 eyes. This image is from the internet, placed here for comparison.

 

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