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Spicoli Cape Canaveral, FL Sep 02, 2011

This spider was huge. It appears to have 8 eyes unlike the 6 eyed brown recluse but I just want to be sure. This is in Florida. The spider was really big about 2-3 inches when the legs were spread.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Sep 02, 2011

It's hard for me to see it well but it's possibly a Fishing Spider or Giant House Spider. Both harmless, although scary looking. Another possiblity is the Southern House Spider.

Anyone else want to weigh in?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 05, 2011

Huntsman spider? (family Sparassidae).
http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?species=Heteropoda_venatoria

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Sep 05, 2011

Way too big to be brown recluse anyway, so rest easy.

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