I am terrified of spiders! I've seen about 4 of these in my house. They looked sort of like a brown recluse, but at the end of their legs , instead of just pointed, they are round. (Sort of like little balls for feet) I've seen about 3 in the clothes hamper and 1 in the bathtub. They are weird looking, but I can't find a picture of them on internet. They are about 1/2 to 3/4 inches long. Yuck!
2006-09-27 07:19:34 · 9 answers · asked by gabby5 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Try the link below -- it will show you exactly what a brown recluse looks like, where it lives -- and LOTS of pictures and descriptions of spiders that are often mistaken for the brown recluse. Maybe you can find yours there!
Also a search using "spiders mistaken for brown recluse" should give you other sites with additional information this -- that's how I found this one.
Good luck!
2006-09-27 10:09:24 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any way of saying what kind of spider it was based on that description, sorry. It could be hundreds of them. But how many feet were the "balls" on? If it was just two, it is probably just the reproductive parts of the males. They have bulbs on their palps (look like legs, but shorter, and used for feeling, holding prey, etc...) that are used when mating. I can't say I am familier with any sort of balls that could be on a spider other than that.
2006-09-27 16:32:20 · answer #2 · answered by Kiko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of different spiders out there. When I need to identify something I usually use Yahoo, type in what I am looking for (house spider), then hit images. You can do the same thing on Google. Try to limit you search by putting in as many key words as you can (brown house spider). Let us know if you identify it!
2006-09-27 07:33:25 · answer #3 · answered by puppybarnes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is really difficult to guess what type of spider it is without a photograph, especially if it doesn't have any distinctive features.
Here's a link to Bug Guide, a site with many photographs and good resources for identification of arthropods. The link will take you directly to the Spider photographs section, but there's a lot more to browse:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1954/bgimage
Good luck in your search!
2006-09-27 14:26:30 · answer #4 · answered by Calimecita 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a huntsman, they have kind of expanded pads at the end of their legs. I attached a link to photos of common spiders.
2006-09-27 17:49:33 · answer #5 · answered by candy2mercy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a Daddy Long leg
2006-09-27 09:07:27 · answer #6 · answered by Alicia T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may be a black marcluse instead of za brown one they are very similar except that the black ones are a little different and are not posionous
2006-09-27 12:50:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like an australian grass spider
2006-09-27 07:28:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, that's a new one to me.
2006-09-27 07:21:22 · answer #9 · answered by zoogrl2001 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋