G'day friends,
This rather large spider was inside my home lurking around the ceiling. No webs anywhere, but rather it was crawling across the ceiling and walls, and I mean FAST! It almost evaded capture it was so fast.
I am fairly certain it is a type of Wolf or possibly a Fisher Spider, but because of it's size and the fact that I have just recently moved to FL (and have a 2 year old in the house), I REALLY want a positive ID on this one. I know it's not only of the three poisonous ones in FL (the widows and recluses), but a lot of our spiders can cause profound tissue destruction regardless. I just don't want anything happening to my little boy.
Also, if anyone knows of any university based entomology web sites where photos can be submitted to for ID, please let me know.
Many thanks!
Mac
ID please. Wolf or Fisher Spider?
this appears to be a huntsman/giant crab spider spider, Heteropoda venatoria (family Sparassidae) - they are harmless to humans. See http://tinyurl.com/npeqfl for more information.
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