North West I.D.

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Found this little bugger in a cabin out on the most NW point of the contental USA. Can anyone put a name to his face, he was about 2 1/2- 3inch maybe?

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Callobius severus-

"...a native spider found only in the Pacific NW. It is not dangerous, but if it should happen to bite a person (unlikely) it is painful, about like a yellowjacket sting. The bite responds to over the counter sting remedies, and has no ill effects other than the 'ouch.' ... this is a forest spider which takes over the house-spider niche when the brown European house spiders aren't present."

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Amaurobiidae, is really showing out late this year! Nice one!