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blackwidower Lexington, KY Oct 14, 2009

I find these in my house all the time...

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Oct 14, 2009

This appears to be a woodlouse spider, Dysdera crocata; family Dysderidae - see http://tinyurl.com/yhhz3jt for an image. There are some ground spiders (family Gnaphosidae) that can be quite similar in appearance - see http://tinyurl.com/yzd3y8s for an example - but these spiders have smaller chelicerae ('fangs'), and eight eyes; woodlouse spiders only have six closely spaced eyes. All are harmless to humans.

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