Anyone know their spiders well enough to identify this one?

[sugarplumkitty]

We're weird. We know it. Ever since we had the tarantula wander into our house two years ago, we've allowed the occasional spider to live in our bathroom window.

We haven't had one for a while until this one showed up last week. It's about 1.5 inches long including the legs. The body is about 3/4 of an inch. I can't find it on any arachnid websites but would like to know what our guest is.

He/she's really polite, just staying in the window and building a modest sloping tangled web in one corner. We only see it in the evenings. It's less afraid of us than it was the first night. It seems to know we mean it no harm. It even let me take a couple of pictures. Here's the best one.

Any clue what it is? The only site I found that would let me join was a pet site. Tentative identification is that of a wolf spider or a water spider. I'd like to find an expert to know for sure. The spider guy on the pet site claimed I wouldn't need a spider cup to transport it outside because it's harmless. HA! RIiiiight. I'm going to grab a spider with jaws that big? I think not.

Comments

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

Oh it doesn't bother us at all. It's looking for bugs to eat.

[angelsmum.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it doesn't! Spiders just freak me out; I get the shivers to be honest just looking at the picture. =S

Lame huh?

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

No, actually it isn't lame at all. I printed a the picture to show my hubby at about 3 times the size of the actual spider and left it sitting on my desk. When I went back in there I freaked a little then laughed at myself and turned the paper upside down. LOL

[angelsmum.livejournal.com]

Hehehe!