ID? New Beauty—Female?

[C Porrata Doria]

Hey I caught this gorgeous creature literally half an hour ago, made a home under our porch light (brilliant) a couple months ago, and the web had started to get a little messy and unkempt with the masses of insects, dirt, and the like gathering in it. My mother decided that it looked a little ugly (it really did) and told my dad to get rid of the web (spider included). I jumped in at the chance and ‘helped him’ get rid of it when he turned around I coaxed it out from its hide and then into a container (victory!). Please help me identify it/him/her, and don’t worry the creature is now safe, sound, and settling down in a nice wide container with water and a lovely little hide.

 

[AZCeptipede]

Not sure on an ID but if you plan on keeping her I hope you're ready for slings!

 

[The Snark]

Agelenid. Need your location for a closer guess. Does look preggo, or had a lot of luck at her previous location.

 

[NYAN]

Definitely in the family agelenidae. I would even identify it in the genus agelenopsis. As @The Snark mentioned, you have a gravid female on your hands. Offer her anchor points for webbing.

 

[Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep]

Looks like a grass spider bud. Put a hollow cork log in her terrarium and she'll make you a nice web sheet/dinner tray for you to feed her! She looks a little small (immature) to be gravid, but that could just be the way her legs are hunched up. They'll eat anything except beetles.

 

[Galapoheros]

I found a lot of pics of that spider from Penn but no species ID for it, only genus, of course def agelenidae. You are in Pennsylvania, correct?

 

[The Snark]

BUT, don't underestimate porch lights. Too many times I've seen spiders that can barely waddle ignoring a tasty looking moth or bug in a web which was against a porch light.

 

[C Porrata Doria]

I found a lot of pics of that spider from Penn but no species ID for it, only genus, of course def agelenidae. You are in Pennsylvania, correct?

Yes I am, zip 19004

Agelenid. Need your location for a closer guess. Does look preggo, or had a lot of luck at her previous location.

Zip is 19004

Definitely in the family agelenidae. I would even identify it in the genus agelenopsis. As @The Snark mentioned, you have a gravid female on your hands. Offer her anchor points for webbing.

I think you’re right I looked it up and compared the pics of her with those on ye mighty google and I think she’s agelenopsis potteri.