Thread: ID: Red Spider Found In Garage

Quote: Originally Posted by loxoscelesfear Agreed. Myrmekiaphila . Is fluviatilis a possibility as well? A male. The only way to be entirely certain of an ID would be to examine the palps at a microscopic level. However, according to Bond & Platnick 2007, the only Myrmekiaphila species that can be found in West Virginia is M. foliata . Therefore, very high odds suggest that this is the species we are seeing here. M. fluviatilis has a...

traps can be found in WV and southward. range isn't a problem.

Hi mate, its a male and looks like a trapdoor spider... But in Virginia? I don`t know... LG Björni

Hi, my husband found this pretty thing in the garage I live in West Virginia I'd say it's about an Inch and a half.

Agreed. Myrmekiaphila . Is fluviatilis a possibility as well? A male.

Quote: Originally Posted by CodeWilster Hi, Your spider appears to be a mature male belonging to the family Cyrtaucheniidae (wafer-lid trapdoor spiders). It is likely a Myrmekiaphila spp , and I believe the only known species from West Virginia is M. foliata . ~Cody I have reason to believe this is most likely if not correct