Flattie

Subject:  What type of spider? Geographic location of the bug:  South Florida Date: 04/16/2021 Time: 10:43 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  What type of spider is this in my bathroom? How you want your letter signed:  Jakob Dear Jakob, This is a nocturnal hunting spider (does not build a web for snaring prey) … Read more

Flattie from Panama

Subject:  Id spider please Geographic location of the bug:  Panama, western highlands 5400 ft Date: 02/10/2020 Time: 11:26 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hi – help id this spider who was staying still on the floor of my house in western panama highlands. About 2+ inches as in pic How you want your … Read more

Flattie

Subject:  I see these everywhere Geographic location of the bug:  Southern Florida Date: 05/07/2019 Your letter to the bugman:  I keep seeing these all over near my house and outside. Can’t identify it. Please help How you want your letter signed:  Cory Dear Cory, Spiders in the genus Selenops are frequently called Flatties, and here … Read more

Flattie rescued from Arizona hotel room

Subject:  Found this beauty in my hotel room! Geographic location of the bug:  Phoenix Date: 01/14/2019 Time: 07:35 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  I was laying on my bed in my hotel room looking at the ceiling and suddenly realized I was staring at a pretty good sized spider. I called maintenance for … Read more

Flattie from Panama

Subject: Is this flattie(?) really Selenops? Location: Down Rio Chucunaque from Yaviza, Darien, Panama April 14, 2017 6:33 am I found this flat spider “squashed” against a small tree trunk in the Darien Gap in Panama. It seems to be the same as or related to the ones in the news a couple years ago … Read more

Flattie

flattie! Location: key largo, fl December 4, 2011 8:51 pm Hey guys! Here’s a cool flattie spider hanging out on my bathroom wall. I live in key largo and I was wondering if I could get more specific species info from you 🙂 Signature: wheezy Dear wheezy, Thanks so much for sending us your photo.  … Read more