Larinioides sclopetarius
(Bridge Orb-weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Found near a lightswitch in my apartment—is it dangerous? It doesn't look like a brown recluse or hobo spider to my untrained eyes, but I'm not sure. It has been there for nearly a day. I'm happy to leave it alone if it's not dangerous, but it may not appreciate me toggling the nearby lightswitch.

I don't see a web; it's just been sitting there on the wall for almost a full day since I discovered it.

• Submitted by: 
  
  mattarod
• Submitted: Apr 13, 2018
• Photographed: Apr 12, 2018
• Spider: Larinioides sclopetarius (Bridge Orb-weaver)
• Sex: 
  
  Male,
• Maturity: 
  Adult
• Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
• Spotted Indoors: Other
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal