Giant spider!? What is it?

Question

I need a spider ID to figure out if the spider I found in my car recently could have left eggs behind.

I live in eastern Pennsylvania. The spider (including legs) was a little smaller than a playing card, hairy, and brown. I did find a few residual strands of web in the car.

Answer 1

u need 2 take better care of ur car

Answer 2

It might ba a tarantula

research it!

Answer 3

Take your car to a local pest control center and tell them all you know and I'm pretty sure they can fix the problem for you or you can buy poison for like spiders roaches ect....... the bombs ("the Bombs" are cans that you just like press once and they keep spraying automatically until the can is empty and that kills them and you can find some that even destroy eggs and burn nests it is a much cheaper way to do things but not as safe as taking the car to professionals. Good luck hopped this helped. And check your stuff that you leave in their (purse) because they probably got in their too if theirs more (I'm not trying to freak you out or anything and to be more on the safe side carry your cell and put 911 on speed dial at all times until the problem is taken care off ) good luck

Answer 4

A picture would really help, even to just get an idea of what it looked like.

Just from your description two kinds came to mind - tarantula or a wolf spider which actually looks alot like a tarantula.

wolf spider:

http://www.spiderzrule.com/spiderphotos0...

http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfact...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/imarsman/16...

http://content.answers.com/main/content/...

tarantula:

http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/wes/webq...

http://www.sunol.net/photos/images/taran...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/blmurch/405...

Answer 5

ITS SPIDERMAN!!

Answer 6

It could be many things including wolf spiders, grass spiders, huntsman spiders, and a few other kinds.  I would guess grass spiders since they are very abundant.

Grass spider;

http://bugguide.net/node/view/1974

Wolf spider;

http://bugguide.net/node/view/1967

Huntsman spider;

http://bugguide.net/node/view/6928

There are no tarantulas in Pennsylvania unless they are in a pet.

Answer 7

Might be a Hobo spider.

Answer 8

maybe it's a house spider!

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/20...

scroll down and you'll see a bunch of spider pics along with info.

Answer 9

google it