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BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER #360223

Asked September 06, 2016, 3:37 PM EDT

To whom it may concern, Can you tell me if these photos could be a brown recluse spider. I live in Laurel. MD. I found this spider crawling near the floor at the base of my bathtub. It was near one of the registers for H/AC. It was dark in the bathroom for a couple hours until I turned on the light. UPS made a delivery in a cardboard box from Missouri a couple of days ago. The box is one room away from where I found the spider. I WILL KEEP THE SPIDER UNTIL I HEAR BACK FROM YOU. Thank you for your attention to this matter Sincerely, 

Prince George's County Maryland

Expert Response

This does not look like a brown recluse.  This looks like a type of wolf spider and not poisonous.  Spiders in general keep pest insects in check.
Here is our spider publication http://extension.umd.edu/sites/default/files/_images/programs/hgic/Publications/HG9_Spiders_in_Maryl...
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