Southern house spider
Not venomous · Kukulcania hibernalis
HarmlessNot dangerous to people
Harmless to people.
- Lives in
- 9 states
- Size
- 0.4–0.8 in
- Open US records
- 498
- Group
- Spider
How to identify it
- Males are tan with very long legs and get mistaken for brown recluses
- Females are dark and velvety
- Eight eyes grouped together on a small bump
- Flat, woolly webs around cracks in walls
Size: 0.4–0.8 in (body length). Habitat: Buildings and fences across the South.
Where it lives
- Lives here
- Rare records
- Gone
- Not here
When it is out
Look-alikes
- Brown Recluse vs Southern House Spider Brown recluse: medically significant
State by state
| State | Status | Open records | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | Lives here | 138 | 21 |
| Texas | Lives here | 83 | 19 |
| North Carolina | Lives here | 72 | 16 |
| Georgia | Lives here | 58 | 19 |
| South Carolina | Lives here | 48 | 9 |
| Louisiana | Lives here | 31 | 7 |
| Alabama | Lives here | 20 | 3 |
| Mississippi | Lives here | 14 | 4 |
| Virginia | Lives here | 10 | 3 |
| Arkansas | Rare records | 6 | 2 |
| California | Rare records | 6 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | Rare records | 6 | 2 |
| Tennessee | Rare records | 6 | 1 |
States not listed have no open records and are outside the range.
Questions
Where does the southern house spider live?
In 9 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Rare records also come from Arkansas, California, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
Is the southern house spider dangerous?
Harmless. Harmless to people.
How do you identify a southern house spider?
Males are tan with very long legs and get mistaken for brown recluses. Females are dark and velvety. Eight eyes grouped together on a small bump.
When is the southern house spider most active?
Most open US records fall in March to April, June to August, October.