Found this in my house this am Would like to know what it is

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Mrmchad North bay, Canada Jun 12, 2013

Someone out there must know what this is.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Jun 12, 2013

from what I can discern it looks to be either a Fishing spider or a wolf spider....both very common in your area.

http://www.ojibway.ca/spiders.htm

http://www.ehow.com/list_6783333_common-spiders-canada.html

http://pestcontrolcanada.com/Questions/spider_identification.htm#Fishing_Spiders

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Gilliansara13 Auburn, NY Jun 13, 2013

This isn't a Wolf Spider, it is too hairy. I looked at pictures of a Fishing Spider as well and it doesn't look to be one of those either. It's abdomen is too round to be a Fishing spider. I can't identify it well with the picture given. Sorry.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 13, 2013

Any large non-orb weaving spider in your area is going to be either a wolf spider or a fishing/nursery web spider. Although your image is too dark to be certain of an i.d., the banding on the legs and its general posture appears more consistent with it being a fishing spider in the genus Dolomedes than it being a wolf spider. Also, the shape of the abdomen in itself is not a reliable identifier, as this will vary with the sex of the spider (males tend to be more slender than females), as well as how well-fed the spider is, and in the case of females, whether or not it is gravid.

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