Just found this today.. (ID Help)

[Redneck]

Sorry for asking help on an ID.. But.. I have no idea what this is.. I have never seen one of these around her before.. Im sure there are more.. I just have never seen it..

Im OK with T's.. I enjoy my T's.. But true spiders.. They still kind of freak me out.. Not sure why..

Anyways.. Here is the critter I found today while cleaning out my storage building...

What do y'all think it is? Sorry I couldnt get a shot of its eyes.. It is about 2" DLS..

 

[Warren Bautista]

It is a mature male <muffled talking>.

 

[Terry D]

Tommy, Looks quite a bit like Kukulcania hibernalis.

 

[Redneck]

It is a mature male <muffled talking>.

Nope.. Its deff. not a MM <muffled talking>.... It has to be something else... Female something else.. LoL..

Well if it is a male its not mature...

 

[Redneck]

Tommy, Looks quite a bit like Kukulcania hibernalis.

This thing is sharp looking! I like him/her/it...

 

[Vespula]

Nice looking spider! I have one similar to it, but I don't even know what mine is... It just wandered into the school one day and became my pet. Cool spider.

 

[Anubis77]

They're like mini-Ts. Long lifespan for a true spider too. I kept a female in a water bottle for 4 years. A smaller one's verging on 5 right now. The males look like Loxosceles on steroids, even down to the violin shape on the carapace.

 

[Warren Bautista]

Nope.. Its deff. not a MM <muffled talking>.... It has to be something else... Female something else.. LoL..

Well if it is a male its not mature...

I guess my terrible eyesight saw hooks and enlarged palps that weren't really there. lol

Eh, at least the species was correct.

 

[Terry D]

A friend of mine in Lafayette once had an adult female for a couple of years. Her opisthosoma was the size of a large grape. Talk about overfeeding!

 

[Chris_Skeleton]

How does this guy freak you out? It's like a mini-T. He looks awesome.... I wish I had those where I live, that would be so cool. Great find!

 

[snappleWhiteTea]

why are you apologizing for requesting IDs?

 

[Redneck]

why are you apologizing for requesting IDs?

Because.. I dont like asking for help on something I can research myself.. I just had no luck.. Plus I know most people get annoyed with ID threads..

 

[Redneck]

How does this guy freak you out? It's like a mini-T. He looks awesome.... I wish I had those where I live, that would be so cool. Great find!

IDK why it does.. I just know it does.. Like I said.. Trues are not really my thing.. I most get freaked out when I walk into a web face first.. Not knowing what I am walking into..

 

[Miss Bianca]

That spider looks official! (Sorry no idea what it is ;P )

 

[mitchnast]

can we see the underside? How about the spinnerettes?

 

[Chris_Skeleton]

Hmm... I just did some research on Kukulcania and found they are araneamorphs. I always thought they were Mygalomorphs. Oh well, still awesome looking.

 

[zonbonzovi]

Great little trues...don't let 'em freak you out. They're vicious with prey, but not so much if handled. Quite active, too.

Personally, I love trying to ID as long as the poster isn't posting something that belongs on a cryptozoology forum(blurry/dark/formless).

 

[Redneck]

I will try and get some more pictures when I get back home..

 

[Venom]

Given the black coloration, it's probably a K. arizonica, rather than the K. hibernalis.

 

[Terry D]

Venom, Thus far all Kukulcania collected in Caddo/Bossier parishes have proven/ keyed out hibernalis. Larger indivs/ females frequently look very blackish. Tommy is located only a stones throw away, geographically speaking. Interesting, though. I'll look ino it more.

Terry