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Parson spider

Herpyllus ecclesiasticus

Parson spider

Jeff Hahn, University of Minnesota


Description: 1/2 inch long (not including the legs). Dark-colored with light colored stripe on the cephalothorax (first body section) and a white band, somewhat arrow shaped, on the abdomen.

Where/When: Found generally in and around homes during spring and summer.

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