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Herpyllus ecclesiasticus Hentz, 1832

parson spider



  • Jul 22, 2009

    40.649471,-80.298835
    A.M. Mazza
    40.6495, -80.2988
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    Added: Jul 22, 2009 at 12:15:22 PM MST
    Herpyllus ecclesiasticus (A.M. Mazza [Jul 22, 2009])

    I found this spider sharing the living room couch with me this morning!  Based on its size, I believe it to be a female.  I really hope that it did not lay eggs and that I won't find more.

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  • Jul 20, 2009

    42.1575023401618,-71.126754283905
    Kate Mangan
    42.1575, -71.1268
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    Added: Jul 21, 2009 at 8:40:56 PM MST

    I just found this Parson spider in my house.  I was very glad to identify it and find that it is not poisonous.  I got a picture, and it matches other pictures of it here, but my computer doesn't have an SD card slot.  If it's possible to come back and post a picture, I will once I get it off my camera.

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  • Jun 25, 2009

    43.1151,-89.508497
    Lynda Nelson
    43.1151, -89.5085
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    Added: Jun 25, 2009 at 9:57:21 PM MST

    I found another female Parson Spider in the house.  Big and moving fast - surprised me initially, but then I started wondering what kind it was.  I found where it hid and caught it easily.  Will release it into my garden boxes near a problematic ant hill. 

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  • May 25, 2009

    43.1151,-89.508497
    Lynda Nelson
    43.1151, -89.5085
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    Added: May 25, 2009 at 9:12:47 PM MST

    Found 1 female Parson Spider while adding fresh cat litter to the litter box.  It was just sitting on the side.  As was mentioned in a previous submission, I was going to squish it, but I was so impressed by its size that I carefully captured it.  It took me a while to identify it, but I finally found it at http://entomology.unl.edu/images/spiders/spiders2.htm which has a great listing and photo guide of spiders.  Thanks for the help on determining male or female.

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  • May 9, 2009

    45.3865924,-75.7458984
    Mark Douthwright
    45.3866, -75.7459

    Added: May 9, 2009 at 11:51:48 PM MST
    Herpyllus ecclesiasticus (Mark Douthwright [May 9, 2009])

    Found on the wall at eye level outside the basement laundry room.  It surprised me, but I was so impressed by it size, I gently caught it and took this photo.  I believe it's female.

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  • May 5, 2009

    34.1021394255509,-84.5185089111328
    Jeannine J
    34.1021, -84.5185

    Added: May 6, 2009 at 9:33:34 AM MST
    Herpyllus ecclesiasticus (Jeannine J [May 5, 2009])

    Found this while putting on shirt.  It was crawling up the sleeve. 

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  • Aug 23, 2008

    42.0977129204831,-74.2730712890625
    Brett Barry
    42.0977, -74.2731
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    Added: Aug 25, 2008 at 9:40:13 PM MST
    Herpyllus ecclesiasticus (Brett Barry [Aug 23, 2008])This past summer, we've seen quite a few of these spiders in our home. Glad to have finally ID'd it! They've been easy to get into a cup to release outdoors. Attached is a photo of a Parson Spider captured earlier this summer.
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  • Aug 8, 2008

    44.0436401119363,-103.265540599823
    Kevin Pfeiffer
    44.0436, -103.2655
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    Added: Aug 9, 2008 at 6:33:28 AM MST
    Found indoors in residential structure.
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  • Jul 23, 2008

    42.0329743324414,-88.17626953125
    Jerry Y. Garboni
    42.033, -88.1763
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    Added: Jul 24, 2008 at 12:21:19 AM MST
    I have found a couple of dozen of these spiders in my house in the past year. Crawling on the floor or furniture. I had captured 2 and fed one to another. It was the mother of all battles to observe. I have never seen these around here before. I finally figured out a good way to diable a spider to do microscopic observations. I drowned it but it wasn't easy. It's hard to see if a spider has 6 or 8 eyes when they get dehydrated. Drowning works well. You can then pose it naturally and it will stay for quite a while before dehydrating.
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  • Jun 21, 2008

    35.267433,-75.54209
    Kevin Pfeiffer
    35.2674, -75.5421
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    Added: Jun 23, 2008 at 9:35:47 AM MST
    Observed on rotting picnic table near swimming pool -- most  likely chasing a nearby cricket that was also observed.
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  • Jun 3, 2008

    41.557466,-81.440833
    Hugh B Shannon
    41.5575, -81.4408
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    Added: Jun 3, 2008 at 10:08:19 PM MST
    Herpyllus ecclesiasticus (Hugh B Shannon [Jun 3, 2008])

    This spider was biting my wife for a few days and she finally found it in the bathtub.  She has about half a dozen welts up her leg.

    I had researched all spiders capable of biting humans living in Ohio and the OSU database came up with seven species, so I could readily identify the parsons spider by its markings, although this particular picture is not very clear.

    I believe this is a female because the pedipalps are relatively small.

     

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  • Jun 30, 2007

    45.1465,-75.6088
    Bev Wigney
    45.1465, -75.6088
    1    
    Added: Jun 30, 2007 at 6:45:41 AM MST
    Herpyllus ecclesiasticus (Bev Wigney [Jun 30, 2007])I female spider found indoors.  This is the second of these spiders that I've found in the house this season.  
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