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jemt113 Southampton, PA Jun 29, 2009

This spider has been outside my front door for about 3-4 days now. I live in pa. I have never seen anything like it in the 31 years i hvae lived hear.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 29, 2009

This appears to be an orchard spider (Leucauge venusta); it is in the family Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orb weavers) and is quite common (but often overlooked) in the eastern USA. See http://tinyurl.com/myfmm4 and ttp://tinyurl.com/m6k9dg

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jemt113 Southampton, PA Oct 09, 2009

I found this on my living room floor (dead thank god). This is not the 1st on of these i have found in my house.... is it safe? what is it?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Oct 09, 2009

This appears to be one of the fishing/dock spiders in the family Pisauridae; likely Dolomedes tenebrosus - see http://tinyurl.com/cxfeaf for images. These spiders are not dangerous to humans (although large ones may bite if you pick one up carelessly), and dead ones are really safe!

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