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The southern house spider is a species of large spider in the family Filistatidae. Currently given the scientific name Kukulcania hibernalis, it was formerly known as Filistata hibernalis. Found in the Americas, it exhibits strong sexual dimorphism. It occurs in southern North American states of USA, throughout Central America and some Caribbean to southern Brazil and Uruguay. The males may be mistaken for brown recluses because the two have similar coloration a

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