# Please identify this spider

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-spider/438092>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 18, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-spider/438092 "2008-02-18T12:49:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmurdough](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@cmurdough](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmurdough)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-spider/438092/1 "2008-02-18T12:49:32Z")

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This spider was found inside of our northeast Illinois home. I’d like to identify it, but a lengthy Google Images search didn’t get me anywhere (probably because there are countless varieties of spiders).  
This spider spins webs, so that eliminates the wolf. It also has relatively large “fuzzy” fangs, though the spider itself is small (diameter of a dime, including its legs).  
Can anyone tell me what it is?  
(Forgive the poor pictures. I was having trouble with the lighting/glare and it’s a new camera.)

[![](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0042.jpg) ](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0042.jpg)  
[![](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0036.jpg) ](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0036.jpg)  
[![](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0033.jpg) ](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0033.jpg)  
[![](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0030.jpg) ](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0030.jpg)  
[![](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0028.jpg) ](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0028.jpg)  
[![](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0027.jpg) ](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0027.jpg)  
[![](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0026.jpg) ](https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/cmurdough/CIMG0026.jpg)

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-spider/438092/2 "2008-02-18T17:46:18Z")

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No idea on the spider but that is very definitely a strange one.

What I really want to know is how you got ‘photobucket’ to go that fast? Fastest loading from there I have ever seen…