Urgent id needed in FL pls- 2 inch brown spider, thin legs, 1/2 inch long body- pics inside!!

Poonjab

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It’s been over 24 hrs and no word from OP. It’s now safe to assume, that the spider in question is indeed a “Floridian child eater”, that has eaten OP’s children and OP. Case closed.
 
Ungoliant

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Ungoliant said:
I'm on my phone, so I don't have time to type out a more detailed response right now, but it is definitely not medically significant (not a recluse).
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Taking a closer look, I believe this is a mature male "flattie" (genus Selenops). Compare with:


It also looks vaguely like a giant crab spider (Sparassidae), but I don't see any good matches for Florida.
 
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MrTwister said:
Ummmmmm you posted previously about someone mailing you a spider…..now this???
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lol. it's a woodsy area. it's not uncommon at all just expressing my reasoning. i like to go to experts before i make assumptions and draw conclusions i really wouldnt know myself, but yes.. could be related :astonished:

Ungoliant said:
Taking a closer look, I believe this is a mature male "flattie" (genus Selenops). Compare with:


It also looks vaguely like a giant crab spider (Sparassidae), but I don't see any good matches for Florida.
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look how crazily similar that looks to a brown recluse (imo and untrained eye) .. lol

Jumbie Spider said:
I'm more curious about identifying the species of cellphone that was used to take that pic
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samsung A11. it was on the ceiling and i didnt want to scare it or make it dash off in case it was poisonous so i had to climb up on a cabinet, kneel, lean forward (where i couldnt even see the screen) and just fumble around til i ended up taking a bunch of pictures. that was the best one.
 
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Your life is going to be a lot less stressful if you learn to assume that NONE of the little brown spiders you see are recluse spiders. Especially since the chances of you seeing a recluse spider are virtually nil.
 
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