Identification? I caught this guy in my house twice.

thyrza

Arachnopeon
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The day that I moved in to our new house I saw a spider that was so unusual that I took it's picture. It had been hiding on the bottom of a rarely used screen door. The property has been vacant for at least 6-8 months so all the doors were rarely used. Here is the link to the photoset:

Spider

I caught the spider, photographed it and took it out into the desert to release it. About 3 weeks later I found it in the house again up at the crease of the wall and ceiling in the hallway. The way that I know that it is the same spider is that it has 7 1/2 legs. The front right leg was either malformed or the spider was an amputee.
I am pretty sure this is not a recluse because it was so big- The glass diameter in the photo was
3 and 3/8 inches. It was also not so reclusive if it felt at home in our busy hallway... It also seems to have too many eyes to be a recluse.
I took it back out to the desert to release it a second time but because it was so dark (at night) I did not go that far. I also did not realize that it was the same spider until I went back to my photos.
Do I need to be concerned?
I would appreciate any input you might have.
 

revilo

Arachnoknight
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hello,

it's for sure a sparassidae ( a huntsman spider, giant crab spider).
maybe neosparassus or olios, but this just as a guess...
harmless spiders, no reason to be afraid...

regards, oli
 

thyrza

Arachnopeon
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Thanks!

Thanks for the ID on my little room mate. I am much happier to know he will not do any serious harm. That was very nice of you to reply so fast!
 

nhaverland413

Arachnosquire
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Definitely an Olios sp. perhaps Olios fasciculatus!

Great spider, I've been going out to Joshua Tree since I was a wee tot... never managed to find Olios before, congrats! Sure must be nice to live in such a beautiful desert!
 

revilo

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Thanks for the ID on my little room mate. I am much happier to know he will not do any serious harm. That was very nice of you to reply so fast!
not to mention it, all the time again...;)

bye,oli
 
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