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Spider I.D. found in my house,,more than on stickies trap. I have pictures, not sure how to attach?
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Brown Recluse Spider I.D. pic. #872568
Asked June 11, 2024, 9:54 AM EDT
Spider I.D. found in my house,,more than on stickies trap. I have pictures, not sure how to attach?
Gratiot County Michigan
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Hello
This doesn’t look like a brown recluse spider( appears to be wrong color, wrong size). https://entomology.unl.edu/charts/recchart.shtml
To identify spiders we do need clearly focused pictures. We need to see the eyes clearly as the size and pattern of eyes is often used in identification.
Freezing live insects so they don’t move is one way to get clear pictures. Take the picture with the specimen laid out on smooth plain flat background, so the camera doesn’t focus on a varied background instead of the insect. Place a coin or similar in the picture so we can judge the size.
To attach 3 pictures per question update-
This doesn’t look like a brown recluse spider( appears to be wrong color, wrong size). https://entomology.unl.edu/charts/recchart.shtml
To identify spiders we do need clearly focused pictures. We need to see the eyes clearly as the size and pattern of eyes is often used in identification.
Freezing live insects so they don’t move is one way to get clear pictures. Take the picture with the specimen laid out on smooth plain flat background, so the camera doesn’t focus on a varied background instead of the insect. Place a coin or similar in the picture so we can judge the size.
To attach 3 pictures per question update-
To add pictures, click the link in your email and go into your question on the website.
Click the “Drop files here or choose them” below the response box to attach them.
You can upload .jpg, .png, .gif, .txt, or .pdf.
NOTE- each picture must be 8mb or less
I will watch for your update, and send along to our entomologist.