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Posted by shn02al (My Page) on

Mon, Aug 2, 10 at 12:55

I have seen this spider outside on my covered back porch for a couple weeks now. I live in central Alabama. I don't see a web for this spider, and today I caught it hanging out on my window. Can anyone identify it?

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Posted by shn02al (My Page) on
Mon, Aug 2, 10 at 12:56

Also, those are 2" blinds in the pic...so the spider is between 5" to 6".

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Posted by rhizo_1 (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 3, 10 at 9:20

With those long legs, probably one of the huntsman spiders. You can't really use the slats in your blinds as a measuring unit. That would only be accurate if the spider were sitting ON the slats, not away from them. These spiders are BIG, but not (ever) that big, thank goodness.

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Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 3, 10 at 21:25

Impressive, and have a painful bite, but not a very poisonous bite. They eat bugs and aren't aggressive.

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Posted by bulldinkie (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 14, 10 at 16:11

looks like the brown racluse not sure of spelling.And they do bite.A girl at dialysis got bit they had to remove a large piece from her leg.When youre bit the flesh dies around the bite.

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Posted by danetherton (My Page) on
Mon, Nov 15, 10 at 15:19

No, it is not a Brown Recluse. They are very different. Look them up on Bugguide.net or on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, to some folks, any spider is a Brown Recluse. I hate to contradict you, but there it is.
This is likely a Fishing Spider or Nursery Web Spider. Certainly not a Brown Recluse.

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Posted by livinginoz (My Page) on
Tue, Nov 30, 10 at 12:18

Definitely not a brown recluse - how about a Wolf Spider?

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Posted by guardianangelsss (My Page) on
Sun, May 1, 11 at 17:39

wowwwwww..maybe is the wolf spider

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Fri, May 6, 11 at 0:06

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Posted by Ynnis (My Page) on
Fri, Jul 8, 11 at 12:06

It looks like it belongs to the family of wolf spiders because it is very hairy.

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Posted by davec426913 (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 13, 11 at 10:11

Scale please? Forget the slats. How long IS it by estimation?

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Posted by lizzie_nh (My Page) on
Sat, Sep 3, 11 at 10:54

Remind me to NEVER go to Alabama.

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Posted by shirleyt59 (My Page) on
Fri, Dec 30, 11 at 11:50

wolf spiders dont have legs that are that long. really looks like a wandering spider.

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