This scared the hell out of me when I moved this wood aside. Very large.
Omg what is this
It appears to be a funnel weaver (family Agelenidae) in the genus Eratigena - see https://alchetron.com/cdn/eratigena-0ccaf343-a77e-4da9-b9c4-7333420499e-resize-750.jpg for an example. Your specimen appears to have darker pigmentation than usual for these spiders.They are not dangerous to humans.
Is it possible to be a gravid giant house spider? This thing was the size of a half dollar with leg span.
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Is it possible to be a gravid giant house spider? This thing was the size of a half dollar with leg span.
That is the most likely possibility. However, I am reluctant to make specific determinations of these spiders based solely on their color patterns seen in images.
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