Insect and Spider Identification: My Husband is keeping this Large Brown Spider as a pet!!!, 1 by ladypapgh

ladypapgh wrote:
Please tell me what this spider is and if it is poisonous. My husband caught it because it was coming out every night right by the backdoor and it would make a web and catch the bugs by our back porch light. I could barely let the dogs out because I was so scared of it. He caught it in a large plastic container and STILL has it as if it is a pet! He keeps it in the back of his pickup truck cause I won't let him bring it in the house. I am terrified of spiders and would like to know what I am dealing with. In case there are more out back.... Thanks in advance!