Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: what kind of spider is this?, 1 by mkathryn

mkathryn wrote:
I found this spider hanging out on the wall by my basement sliding glass door. I was worried about what kind of spider it was because it was right at waist height, and my two dogs come in and out of that door frequently. I was initially worried it was a brown recluse but the abdomen looks pointier than that of a brown recluse, I could be wrong though. Sorry for lame phone photos, I tried putting my finger near the spider to show its huge size, but the thing was freaking me out too much to get closer!