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Assumed to be a common House Spider, not sure which one.
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- Submitted: May 2, 2024
- Photographed: May 2, 2024
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Probably a sac spider of some type, but I think this is too blurry to say for sure.
Sorry for the bad quality. I’d take another but it’s moved now.
No worries. There are two main reasons I think it’s likely a sac spider: 1. The legs – certain sac spiders have legs where the tarsus (the last segment of the leg, sort of like their ‘foot’) lays flat against the ground, and is often darker than the rest of the spider. There is a sac spider whose name is actually the ‘black footed sac spider’ for this reason. 2. The heart mark – this is the dark line down the middle of the thorax aka butt of the spider. That’s actually where it’s heart is! This heart mark or… Read more »