Anyone recognize this?

[phoenixxavierre]

We've been living with these for the past year. They're pretty mellow, minding their own business. Anyone know what they are?

 

[phoenixxavierre]

better picture

here's a better one of the carapace markings

 

[phoenixxavierre]

they hide during the day and come out and crawl around at night

 

[Longbord1]

when u bother it does it bouce up and down

 

[phoenixxavierre]

Originally posted by Longbord1
when u bother it does it bouce up and down

Not that I've noticed. I pretty much avoid bothering them. They seem to have pretty good sight, though, as it noticed me putting the camera right up to it. They pretty much just crawl away if they're messed with. They live in the window and in the shower curtain and in the corners near the ceiling in the bathroom.

 

[superkillers]

Pretty sure there spittig spiders, nice spiders, they spit web from there spinnerets on bugs like flies.
;P

 

[Malhavoc's]

I dunno about spitting spiders if there anything like the ones in california they just bounce up and down in their webs and walk around never seen one eat but as far as I know spitting spiders are terrestrial and dont live in webs?

 

[phoenixxavierre]

Anyone familiar with Steotoda species? I was thinking these might be, but, again, my knowledge on true spiders is very limited. The other thought that crossed my mind was recluse, but these don't look quite like the pictures I've seen. These can get pretty fat abodomens if fed well and watered.

 

[superkillers]

Hello.
Do you mean Steatoda?, most likly Scytodidae, if you put a fly in the jar maybe it will spit on it , there great spiders i used to catch them, yours looks like the one in the National Audubon Society insects and spiders.

 

[phoenixxavierre]

Originally posted by superkillers
Hello.
Do you mean Steatoda?, most likly Scytodidae, if you put a fly in the jar maybe it will spit on it , there great spiders i used to catch them, yours looks like the one in the National Audubon Society insects and spiders.

Yes, Steatoda.

The one I captured died, not sure why. I tried reviving it, gave it water, it started looking better then died. There are more around though. They make cobwebs up in the corners of the various rooms. They also like to hang out in the bathroom in the shower curtain folds. They web while they crawl around as well. I haven't seen them capture prey so I don't know if they spit silk at the prey, but I do know they also go down to the floor and hunt, as I've found mealworms in a web in one corner (which I had dropped on the floor during feeding time at the "zoo"). I guess it's possible that was from another spider, as we also have common house spiders here, as well as various orbweavers that like to come inside when the windows are open.

 

[phoenixxavierre]

Are there any requirements for keeping these Scytodidae? They're really cool, creepy looking but cool! I wouldn't mind trying to keep and breed them, but they seem so fragile! what about the bite from these? any ideas?

 

[ArachnoJoost]

Originally posted by phoenixxavierre
The one I captured died, not sure why. I tried reviving it, gave it water, it started looking better then died.

The one on your picture is an adult male, so it could have been at the end of its natural life.
The body of the spider resembles Tegenaria sp. a bit. But I don't know a species of Tegenaria that has such spindly legs (although it is an adult male, females are probably stockier), but then again, I don't know many Tegenaria sp. , and certainly not the American ones...
greetz,
Joost

 

[superkillers]

Hello. i dont know about the bite but ive held them and there very timid, they probably wouldint bite unless you made them bite you, i just read that spitting spiders actually shoot the sticky gum from there mouth though ive seen them bend there rear towards flies before spitting, perhaps theres still more to find out accuratly of these, i think your spitting spider from the pic was old becuase i also just read that there cephalothorax hump lowers when they run out of spitting gum, it also says they feed on other spiders.

 

[phoenixxavierre]

Found some links. I think this is a Scytodes of some sort.

http://www.museums.org.za/bio/spiderweb/scytodid.htm

http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Scytodidae/Scytodidae.htm

What I have found is not S. thoracica though. At least I don't think it is. If it is the abdomen is different, lacking markings. I'll try and get ahold of a possibly gravid female I saw in my window.

I can find no pictures that match this Scytodes.

Any ideas anyone?

 

[Spiderguided]

phoenixxavierre,
Hmmm..maybe a crab spider? That's what my uncle called them. Sorry, no scientific name. Unc wasn't a fond spider freak..
Lori

 

[phoenixxavierre]

Originally posted by Spiderguided
phoenixxavierre,
Hmmm..maybe a crab spider? That's what my uncle called them. Sorry, no scientific name. Unc wasn't a fond spider freak..
Lori

Lori,

What is pictured is definitely a Scytodes species. The pictures I've found match overall, just not exactly in coloration and markings. I've been looking at pics on the net and can't find one that is identical. I'm wondering if this one is a locational variation or something. The abdomens of the ones here are dark, rather than light, and don't have obvious markings like all the pics I've seen so far.

Paul

 

[Longbord1]

if it bounces up and down in its web it might be a celler spider not sure on the genus though

 

[superkillers]

Hello.
The head markings and legs of the one in my Audubon match your spider, but the rump is light collored with no markings, its only indentified as Scytodes spp and ranges from mostly southwesten states; somes species also in the east. Could just e a defferent collor veryation.
:?

 

[phoenixxavierre]

Originally posted by superkillers
Hello.
The head markings and legs of the one in my Audubon match your spider, but the rump is light collored with no markings, its only indentified as Scytodes spp and ranges from mostly southwesten states; somes species also in the east. Could just e a defferent collor veryation.
:?

Hi,

cool! I wonder if I should send pictures in to someone of these little critters?

 

[superkillers]

Hello. If you want exact id you can try to find someone who was the documents and studies on the spitting spiders.