I believe it to be a wolf spider. They are very similar. The wolf however is hairy like this one where the brown recluse is very smooth and lacks the hairiness.
On Tue, May 7, 2024, 12:50 PM Stephen Gossow <sgos...@usmmuseum.org> wrote: > Brown Recluse > > [image: Text Description automatically generated with low confidence] > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure-2Dweb.cisco.com_1TktkKhvpx574CQ1g58KhzKK1glQK0NAPkgCxsytJwW0ZOfJWx9xCpGA6YEmxYwEpKX7M6fKW6Kg7w53ZepOaknStPg2vQye8t26tHHg6eN11ZvCWqL2kinxAOhBC-5FU3nOSWF4TR5mGK8oeXy3WyEgaWltR3jCiBur03O8-5FfPjp8bfdkcXAEfLmEPt62ck3xmqwN36oM9e-2D8i6OglOZq6-5FzD10heALgvKOZ2zWpO4kyiUH8ApIymRLpRr8NdNVOG-5Fr8rGhRtokSbujjnsh7WyME6IJ6COAzJbKi9GbHmhCg3hRK-5FcMxt4gCpOpTPgvNl7L5-5FR0rJ6ycq7WE25st55j32NilhKVejH0ZzdAr6T5BOq8i97tM5BBN8HCkNoUvu6ee1Tf-5FcsvtiCv8pE1N22BDpKxxDunktTsDhQ-5Fz-5FJhfo_https-253A-252F-252Fusmmuseum.org-252F&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=sAZJjHSTaTUMR6CufFnUraPh9LUuWM0wTY46urpG8Qg&m=Wh0AjSv3XBvyPhL3k-hDJ7HVVd9NGUDpUobE5cHnw5I&s=aRR8ypRVShMikakGR-XWe_65m7fISSNliaDZKvQXgxM&e=> > > > > > > > *Stephen Gossow Exhibit Technician* > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf > of Strommer, Shelby A <strom...@illinois.edu> > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 7, 2024 1:18 PM > *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* [PestList] Spider identification help > > > Hello PestList, > > > > We found this spider in an academic library in East Central Illinois. We > suspect it may be a brown recluse spider, and I was wondering if someone > could confirm or provide an alternate identification. > > > > Thank you! > > Shelby > > > > *SHELBY STROMMER **(she/her)* > > *Collections Care Coordinator* > > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign > > Preservation Services | University Library > 1408 West Gregory Drive, Room 425 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1408+West+Gregory+Drive,+Room+425+%7C%0D%0A+Urbana,+IL+61801?entry=gmail&source=g> > | > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1408+West+Gregory+Drive,+Room+425+%7C%0D%0A+Urbana,+IL+61801?entry=gmail&source=g>Urbana, > IL 61801 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1408+West+Gregory+Drive,+Room+425+%7C%0D%0A+Urbana,+IL+61801?entry=gmail&source=g> > 217.244.6945 | strom...@illinois.edu > library.illinois.edu/preservation/collections-care/ > <https://www.library.illinois.edu/preservation/collections-care/> > > <http://illinois.edu/> > > *Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication > to or from university employees regarding university business is a public > record and may be subject to public disclosure. * > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MW5PR11MB5788830ECE286E8B969EE576B6E42%40MW5PR11MB5788.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MW5PR11MB5788830ECE286E8B969EE576B6E42%40MW5PR11MB5788.namprd11.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/PH7PR18MB5353981C048A7A8A298B663BB0E42%40PH7PR18MB5353.namprd18.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/PH7PR18MB5353981C048A7A8A298B663BB0E42%40PH7PR18MB5353.namprd18.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAKNVL6SWv5ch6RNrgb3CWxUvFST0d%3DD_EJX%3DugLukADAY-HCXg%40mail.gmail.com.
