Adult pirate spider, Mimetus sp.

A pirate spider (genus <i>Mimetus</i>) has a dark marking mistaken as the violin of a recluse spider but can be distinguished as not a recluse by having 8 eyes, conspicuous leg spines and more than one color on its abdomen.; Riverside, Riverside Co. Credit: Richard S. Vetter, UC Riverside
Credit: Richard S. Vetter, UC Riverside