Subject: Titiotus? Not sure exactly.
Geographic location of the bug: Santa Cruz, CA
Date: 09/09/2017
Time: 11:26 PM EDT
I’m working st a job site and these Jing are in all the woodpiles on the property, pretty sure it’s Titiotus and not a Recluse or something. I would love to know what it is because they are pretty fascinating and their grip is insanely strong. Thanks.
How you want your letter signed: Nikky
Dear Nikky,
Based on this BugGuide posting, we agree with you that this is a False Wolf Spider in the genus Titiotus. According to BugGuide: “All species in the family Tengellidae and Zorocratidae were moved to Zoropsidae by Polotow, Carmichael, & Griswold, 2015.”