biggest spider I have seen so far

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freightcar Milton, Canada Aug 13, 2013

this picture is low quality taken with my phone. this spider's body was 4-5 cm long and the legs 6-7 cm long.
the picture was taken in central europe and I have never seen such a large spider here.
anybody can help identify it?
thanks
fc

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jordankittyjo Bessemer, AL(Zone 8b) Aug 13, 2013

I would say brown recluse

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 13, 2013

It is a funnel weaver in the genus Tegenaria, maybe a giant house spider, Tegenaria duellica - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_house_spider

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2gardenkate Crofton, MD(Zone 7a) Aug 13, 2013

Flap, you beat me to it again. I was going to guess a member of the recluse genus but not the brown recluse. You really know your arachnids.

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