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What kind of spider is this? Found outside in the patio near our bathroom window....I know it's a ad picture but I didn't want to get close because it looked like a jumper and I'm deathly afraid of spiders!!!!!
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- Submitted: Jul 20, 2019
- Photographed: Jul 20, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Oahu, Hawaii, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Heteropoda venatoria
They are very intimidating but they hunt the cockroaches and don’t make messy webs. Harmless. Some say they bite but it’s a mild thing. I have caught many and taken them outside because they used to frighten my son. I have never been bitten. Once one walked across my face and woke me up at night. It kept going and I went back to sleep. Rather have that in my bed than cockroaches. Dunno why I hate cockroaches so much. These cane spiders do have a way of scaring the bejeezus outta us people, but they are a good spider… Read more »