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MrsKinsey Goldsboro, NC(Zone 7b) Apr 17, 2008

I found this nasty thing in my garage this morning. I killed it before taking this pic (just in case it was poisonous). Anybody know what this is or whether it's dangerous or not?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Apr 19, 2008

At that size, it's probably a female Southern House Spider, Kukulcania hibernalis. They're not dangerous, to people anyway. There are only a couple or three spiders that can really hurt people in the east, and even those aren't what I would call dangerous... to me, driving to the store is a lot scarier than any spiders we have. Hopefully, your traffic is better than ours here!


http://www.spiderzrule.com/housespider.htm

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MrsKinsey Goldsboro, NC(Zone 7b) Apr 19, 2008

Thanks! I think you're right. I was starting to worry that it was a trapdoor spider. I'm horribly afraid of spiders so after I found that one, I almost fainted!
By the way, I live in a rural area of NC and drive mostly on two-lane country roads so the traffic really isn't an issue! I've dealt with my fair share of traffic though! :)

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