Ok, so tonight (about an hour ago) I was startled by one of the scariest spiders I have ever come across. For geographical background, I live in Northern Indiana but was just on a camping trip to Lake Erie in Ohio.
He was FAST and almost vicious. He seemed very aggressive. It was a pain trying to catch him. I ended up stunning him with some compressed air before I could pin him down with a cup. He was between the size of a dime and a nickel (including his legs). He was dark brown or black with white markings on his abdomen and head. Both white marks were a single blotch with the one on his abdomen a bit thinner and longer than the one on his head. He had VERY long legs. Each leg seemed to be longer than his whole body. I’m not sure if that’s typical for spiders. He also seemed to be longer than he was wider. His whole body (legs included) seemed to have more of an ellipse shape instead of a circle.
Any ideas?