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I'm pretty sure it's a hobo spider. I found it in the same house where I found several hobo spiders with a smaller abdomen. I strongly suspect this is a male.
We did find it in a web, but we're pretty sure it wasn't his web because there was a cobweb in that corner and it walked into it. I pulled the cobweb off when I had it in my plastic spider-catching tub with a pair of tweezers without hurting the spider further.
It looks like maybe it got in a fight with another spider. It's down to seven legs. That happened before we caught it.
We found it in a corner next to a sink in a bathroom. Not really in the sink, but very close. The spider was safely transferred to the backyard where other spiders go when they're caught inside.
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- Submitted: Sep 20, 2026
- Photographed: Sep 19, 2026
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Sink or bathtub
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
The angle we chose for the photo does not show it in the z dimension clearly, but I think if laid out flat the spider would be over three inches long.
Too big for a hobo spider, your little friend is a giant house spider, close cousin to hobo.
Eratigena duellica.
https://bugswithmike.com/guide/arthropoda/chelicerata/arachnida/araneae/araneomorphae/agelenidae/ageleninae/eratigena/duellica
That is entirely plausible. These look so similar. I will do some reading up and get a good look at the eye pattern and spinerretes next one I see.