Who is my brown little friend?

[Adam]

Hey all,

I moved to a new cottage house, in the woods, in rural Washington. The first night, I was greeted by a long-legged inhabitant of the house. I would like some help identifying the little fella, so I know what I'm dealing with out here.

http://agorski.smugmug.com/gallery/3856642

Apologies about the bad pictures, I had him sitting under an inverted wine glass. He was very calm, not skittish at all, and looked pretty docile. I'm thinking Brown Recluse, but I'd like a more professional opinion

Thanks!

- Adam

P.S. I sent him on his way, outside, when we were done with the photo session. He seemed pretty happy to leave

 

[Moltar]

Well i don't know what it is but i know it's NOT a brown recluse.

 

[Adam]

Ok, well, so much for that guess, then

The spider had about a 2" leg span, I would say, but I wasn't able to get a picture of the underbelly.

 

[Moltar]

The only other thing i know of in that area that might be dangerous is a hobo spider. I don't know enough to ID one but i think they do bear a general resemblance to your little friend.

 

[Adam]

Edit: Wikipedia claims that Hobo spiders are roughly .5 inches in size. This guy had a leg span of at least 2", so I don't think it was a Hobo after all.

 

[John Apple]

That could have been a body measurment , a lot of books and places judge spider size by the body length.
Leg span is about right for the body size I suppose

 

[lucanidae]

My guess is a mature male Callobius, family Amaurobiidae.

Shown here: C. bennetti
http://bugguide.net/node/view/18684/bgpage

 

[Adam]

Both of you have good points. I think Wikipedia was talking about the body size after all, which wasn't including leg spans. So, it could still be a Hobo. On the other hand, the C. bennetti looks pretty close as well. I realize a Hobo would be pretty damn venomous, but what's the toxicity of a Hacklemesh?

The joys of living in the woods

 

[Pulk]

Both of you have good points. I think Wikipedia was talking about the body size after all, which wasn't including leg spans. So, it could still be a Hobo. On the other hand, the C. bennetti looks pretty close as well. I realize a Hobo would be pretty damn venomous, but what's the toxicity of a Hacklemesh?

The joys of living in the woods

it's definitely, definitely not a hobo spider

 

[lucanidae]

^.....What he said. Dosen't look anything like a Hobo spider. Hacklemash weavers don't have a bad bite at all.

 

[KUJordan]

Not a recluse or a hobo. Looks like a mature male Herpyllus sp. to me.

 

[Arocknid]

I have never seen agrestis but it does have the stance of the tegenaria we get over here, size and colour are also similar.

Are we sure it's not t.Agrestis?

 

[Pulk]

I have never seen agrestis but it does have the stance of the tegenaria we get over here, size and colour are also similar.

Are we sure it's not t.Agrestis?

yes, we are =P

 

[tom]

Spider Id

resembles Amaurobius spp.Tegenaria may be similiar but thinner in appearance. Tom

 

[thedude]

if i had to guess it looks like one of those isopod hunter thingies

 

[lucanidae]

The eyes are wrong for D. crocata. It's definitley an Amaurobiidae.

 

[Venom]

Luc is right: it's a Callobius sp. Though I'd put it as C. severus.