Found this spider in my shed

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Turk
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Found this spider in my shed

Post by Turk » June 2nd, 2021, 9:18 pm

Whoa, I got a jolt when I saw this big guy on the wall of my shed as I reached for a shovel. At least 4-5 inches across (not a fish story!)

Anyone know what kind it is? Shed is bordering a deep forest, we're 100 yards from a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.

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Re: Found this spider in my shed

Post by andy10917 » June 2nd, 2021, 9:46 pm

The variety of spider is "Big".

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Re: Found this spider in my shed

Post by MorpheusPA » June 2nd, 2021, 9:47 pm

"Charlotte."

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Re: Found this spider in my shed

Post by Turk » June 3rd, 2021, 10:44 am

Did some digging, I think it's a "harmless" fishing spider

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Re: Found this spider in my shed

Post by MorpheusPA » June 3rd, 2021, 2:40 pm

While we kid, I would probably avoid the shed until I were certain the spider were dead of old age. There's a limit.


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Re: Found this spider in my shed

Post by bpgreen » June 4th, 2021, 12:51 am

I'm a fan of spiders.

In theory, anyway.

I had a wolf spider near my front door for a few months. I left it alone and it left me alone. It ate lots of bugs I didn't like.

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