Definitely a Recluse Spider. You can see the three pairs of eyes in the third image.
On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 10:12 PM Jo O <museumartist...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAKNVL6SWv5ch6RNrgb3CWxUvFST0d%3DD_EJX%3DugLukADAY-HCXg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Matt Gabert Pest Management Specialist University of Michigan 3231 Baxter Rd. 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