Identify spider

**Monkey-D** · 2018/06/02, 01:14 PM

Can someone please identify this spider for me. I often find them at home (braai, garage, etc.) and just want to make sure my kids (2&5) are safe playing around.

Legspan are always about 25-30mm

**Joubert7** · 2018/06/03, 12:33 AM

Scorpion Spider (Platyoides sp). They are harmless to humans / pets (except if you've got an insect as a pet

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**Coenoes** · 2018/06/03, 06:22 AM

Harmless but scary looking.

**Monkey-D** · 2018/06/05, 06:48 PM

Thanks. :-)

**Captainhook** · 2018/12/14, 08:07 PM

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**Captainhook** · 2018/12/15, 06:52 AM

Bump.

Wil eintlik net seker maak dis nie n viooltjie nie?

**jfh** · 2018/12/15, 07:25 AM

No it's not a vioolspinnekop nie.
I didn't want to answer last night as I couldn't id it correctly.

But I will guess it's either a mouse spider (harmless) or a dark sac spider (Corinnidae).
I think the last one is also harmless.

We have many here.

**Captainhook** · 2018/12/15, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by jfh

No it's not a vioolspinnekop nie.
I didn't want to answer last night as I couldn't id it correctly.

But I will guess it's either a mouse spider (harmless) or a dark sac spider (Corinnidae).
I think the last one is also harmless.

We have many here.

I also initially thought it was harmless but when I got closer I told the 2 girls to stay clear.
This is not a sac but then it has some resemblance to a sac and it is not a violin but then it also has resemblance to a violin.
It seems like a mixture of our 2 deadly spiders....which one is it?

**rfti** · 2019/01/11, 12:13 PM

Ek weet dit is laat, maar...

Skerpioenspinnekop. Familie Trochanteriidae.Genus platyoides.

Soos die meeste spinnekoppe, onskadelik vir mens en troeteldier.