Hogna lenta

Comments & ID Thoughts

I found this spider in the skimmer basket of the pool (completely submerged in water); my pool needs to be shocked, so it is low on chemicals. After I pulled out the skimmer basket to clean it, she played dead for a good 30 seconds and then moved fast as heck to crawl out. Anyone have any idea which type she is? Poisonous?

• Submitted by: 
  
  yogagirlly
• Submitted: Apr 23, 2018
• Photographed: Apr 23, 2018
• Spider: Hogna lenta
• Location: Aiken, South Carolina, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Freshwater river, lake, stream
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Lateral