Mysterious Spider. (Dangerous?)

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Rakaesa Montreal, Canada Feb 20, 2018

Hi! I'd like to know what kind of spider this is, if possible. I realize this place is mostly for gardens, but this spider has me mildly frightened! Hoping it's not a brown recluse. Thank you!

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sufiyasukh dubai, India Feb 21, 2018

Oh yeah i know this bug its name is Cat faced spider.This species belongs to the subfamily Atracine, known colloquially as the Australian funnel-web spiders. Atracine is a subfamily of the family Hexathelidae, one of three families of funnel-web spiders. Two species within the family have deadly bites:

Beware!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Feb 21, 2018

I cannot positively identify this spider from your image, but I can tell you that (1) it most definitely is not a brown recluse, and (2) it most definitely is not what sufiyasukh said it is. I do not know what his/her game is, but it certainly is not as a spider identifier!!

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