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rcash2000 Georgetown, TX Feb 13, 2009

Can someone help me with this. I found this crawling across my porch so I took some shots of it before I stunned it. I need to know what it is?

Randy

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Feb 13, 2009

Do you have any more photos of this one - especially taken from directly overhead? Although somewhat tarantula-like in appearance, it most likely is something different.

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rcash2000 Georgetown, TX Feb 13, 2009

Here's more pictures.

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rcash2000 Georgetown, TX Feb 13, 2009

And another

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Feb 13, 2009

I suspect that this is a male trapdoor spider of some sort, although I have never sen anything exactly like it. See http://tinyurl.com/cxo58r for an image of one found in southern Idaho.

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rcash2000 Georgetown, TX Feb 13, 2009

Poisonous?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Feb 14, 2009

With the exception of the small family Uloboridae (hackled orbweavers), all spiders are venomous. However, only a relatively few species are truly dangerous to humans. A bite from a spider such as yours, while likely painful, would not be dangerous.

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