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Old 05-22-2013, 10:46 AM
 
Location: Montgomery county, PA
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I've lived in the SouthEast PA for 7 years and I just found this spider in our house. Its so big and I'm so scared of spiders. I've never seen such a big one here before. When you zoom in you can clearly see hairs and eyes and fangs

Please don't tell me they're common here and that I've been lucky never to have encountered one before!

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Old 05-22-2013, 11:03 AM
 
Location: McKinleyville, California
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I looked up in my spider book, it looks like a type of orb weaver. They eat bugs. Is it about 2 inches with the legs? It also looks sort of like a fishing spider.
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Old 05-22-2013, 01:05 PM
 
Location: Montgomery county, PA
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3 inches for sure! Could it a Barn funnel weaver?
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Old 05-22-2013, 08:11 PM
 
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Looks like some species of fishing spider. I seen many of these bass fishing.

You live near woods or water?
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Old 05-22-2013, 08:14 PM
 
Location: Montgomery county, PA
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Yes in the midst of the woods!
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Old 05-22-2013, 08:16 PM
 
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Yes in the midst of the woods!
I bet it is. Get on an insect forum. Those nerds know everything about creepy crawlies.
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Old 05-22-2013, 10:20 PM
 
Location: Out there somewhere...a traveling man.
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Looks to be a 'Funnel Web Grass Spider'. Very common house spider.
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Old 05-25-2013, 07:16 AM
 
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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I've lived in the SouthEast PA for 7 years and I just found this spider in our house. Its so big and I'm so scared of spiders. I've never seen such a big one here before. When you zoom in you can clearly see hairs and eyes and fangs

Please don't tell me they're common here and that I've been lucky never to have encountered one before!

If I am not mistaken, those are very non aggressive. Generally orb weavers will weave huge webs, hence their name. For the most part their bite is the worst part. They are a very important spider to the ecology system. Just shoo it outdoors or capture it and put it back in the woods. I am not sure which one this exactly is, but here is a link to two different spiders in your area, that this looks similar too.

Fishing Spider — Entomology — Penn State University
http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsh...-funnel-weaver
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Old 05-25-2013, 09:45 AM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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It looks to me like a basic, ugly spider, just like most of them. I am a spider hater, but not as much so as hubby. I know they can eat insects and do a lot of good, but please, Mr Spider, just stay away from me. I really don't trust any of you.

Nita
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Old 05-25-2013, 12:09 PM
 
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It looks to me like a basic, ugly spider, just like most of them. I am a spider hater, but not as much so as hubby. I know they can eat insects and do a lot of good, but please, Mr Spider, just stay away from me. I really don't trust any of you.

Nita
This is what some of my clients want me to do to spiders in their landscape. I keep telling them I'm not the Orkin man.


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