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hylitethis Dec 09, 2015

I got this spider living in the cracks of my walk in closet.
He / She is about the size of a quarter and is brown.
Can anyone tell me what kind of spider this might be?

http://imgur.com/a/lOPEq

http://imgur.com/VHVs4dO

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hylitethis Dec 09, 2015

I live in Northern California btw.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Dec 09, 2015

t looks like a male funnel weaver/grass spider (family Agelenidae), maybe in the genus Agelenopsis - http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/147804766

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lizlove87 East Hartford, CT Dec 15, 2015

CAROLINA WOLF SPIDER definitely.

http://www.insectidentification.org/pictureviewer/insect-pic-detail.asp?identification=Carolina-Wolf-Spider&sCurrentPic=pic2

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Dec 15, 2015

IMHO, it is not a "Carolina wolf spider definitely"....

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SpiderChick Pinole, CA Jan 23, 2016

Lizlove87, I agree with Flapdoodle on all counts. In my less-than-humble opinion, this is definitely NOT a Carolina Wolf Spider.
This guy is a funnel weaver. Probably out looking for love.
I appreciate your enthusiasm in trying to identify the spider. But there are lots of details of spider anatomy that aren't so obvious to the casual observer, which are valuable clues for identification to someone who is very familiar with spiders. (I'm a spider ecologist, and Flapdoodle obviously has some good knowledge in this area). Identifying spiders isn't anywhere near as simple as most people think. But that's ok, I'm never going to discourage someone from trying to identify spiders and looking at photos of them. =)
Try comparing your photo to this spider again, and I think you'll see at least a few big differences.

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