Unidentified

Picture ID 47449

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

This spider is hanging out beside the washer. I can't identify it based on the charts online - can anyone help? It is really freaking me out to the point I don't want to go to the basement.

  • Submitted by: 
    soulsparked
  • Submitted: Nov 4, 2018
  • Photographed: Nov 4, 2018
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Charleston , West Virginia, United States
  • Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Hi, it is possibly a fishing spider looking for insects to eat. They aren’t aggressive toward humans. You, or someone who will do you a favor, can put a clear bowl or plastic container over it. Then slide a piece of paperboard, like a side of a cereal box under the bowl. Once you have the spider trapped, please give it an escort to the outdoors wilderness. He or she would prefer to be near a water source. Female spiders carry their eggs in a sack under the body, rather than deposting the eggs elsewhere. So, It isn’t dangerous and… Read more »