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Jrockca Vancouver, WA Jun 07, 2022

This scared the hell out of me when I moved this wood aside. Very large.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 07, 2022

It appears to be a funnel weaver (family Agelenidae) in the genus Eratigena - see https://alchetron.com/cdn/eratigena-0ccaf343-a77e-4da9-b9c4-7333420499e-resize-750.jpg for an example. Your specimen appears to have darker pigmentation than usual for these spiders.They are not dangerous to humans.

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Jrockca Vancouver, WA Jun 07, 2022

Is it possible to be a gravid giant house spider? This thing was the size of a half dollar with leg span.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 08, 2022

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Is it possible to be a gravid giant house spider? This thing was the size of a half dollar with leg span.


That is the most likely possibility. However, I am reluctant to make specific determinations of these spiders based solely on their color patterns seen in images.


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