Mouse Spider
The mouse spider is a beautiful, velvety (hence the name) brown spider and accidental European import that has established itself across much of North America. This speedy predator does not use a web to catch prey, but rather prefers to chase down and overpower insects and other spiders. At less than an inch in length, this spider is completely harmless to humans, unless you are in fact the size of a cricket. This mature female was found under a rock between Ellensburg and Vantage, Washington while hunting for scorpions.
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Animalia, Arachnida, Araneae, Araneomorphae, Arthropoda, Chelicerata, Gnaphosidae, Kittitas County, PNW, Pacific Northwest, S. blackwalli, Scotophaeus, Scotophaeus blackwalli, Vantage, Washington, Whiskey Dick Mountain, animal, arachnid, arachnophobia, arthropod, beautiful, beauty, black, brown, bug, critter, fauna, ground spider, hunter, insect, invasive, invertebrate, killer, mouse spider, natural, naturalized, nature, predator, prey, sagebrush desert, spider, spring, stealthy ground spider, stinger, stinging, venomous, wild, wildlife
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