CLOSED: illinois spider ID

Orland Park, IL

hey all...this is my first post here. i found a spider in the house a few days ago...i caught it and let it go outside. i couldn't really identify it thru my research, but thought someone here would probably know!

it's body was about 1/2" long (bigge with legs obviously)...found behind a toilet. it seems to me to be some form of house spider, but i couldn't find any images of the "honeycomb" like markings on it. i live in illinois, chicagoland area. anyway, just curious, intrigued to find out what it is!

thanks for any help!

Thumbnail by jokulhlaup
Sinks Grove, WV

This is a funnel web spider (family Agelenidae) in the genus Tegenaria; possibly Tegenaria domestica, a European species that has become widely established in North America. See http://tinyurl.com/2apj6bl for an image.

Orland Park, IL

thanks so much! that looks like it! :)

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