Mystery Spider
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Mystery Spider

I have been caring for this little guy along with my others for over two months now. (S)he just molted today, causing me to search again for his potential species information. If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

He can climb on glass and created a sheet like web.
*the web was quite similar to my pink toe's webs. A solid sheet, hiding between glass and the web.
 
Looks like it may be an ant-mimic spider. Maybe look into their characteristics, see if they line up.
 
Almost looks like a black hole spider??? But the head and jaws are too small. Can you post a picture of their shed?
 
@Salmon I am currently located in northwest ohio if that helps any. His body shape is rather similar to that of a wolf spider, except his abdomen is much slimmer and longer. The shed itself is ripped up and so small I am unable to get a good picture.
 
He looks very similar to a young male brown recluse although he does not have the "fiddle" on his back.
 
@Spidermolt He is for sure not a parson spider. He does not have any markings or patterns. His abdomen is a solid dark grey/black and his cephalothorax is a solid tan.
**edit: you are correct, he does look like a young Parson, however, he is already the same size as an adult and does not have the lighter patch on his abdomen.
 
It's definitely something in the ground spider family (Gnaphosidae). Those broad, barrel-shaped spinnerets are diagnostic.
 
@Ungoliant looking at more species, he does look a lot like a handful of ground spiders. However, all of the spiders he matches, almost identically, are found only in Sweden... What are the chances he flew over?
 

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