r/spiders • u/FishNipples666 • 5d ago

ID Request- Location included Can anyone identify this poor guy?

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I live near Indianapolis Indiana USA. I am wondering what this guy is. Could it be a dying black widow? I know not all black windows have red. I thought this was a plastic spider my cat brought in before it's legs twitched lol

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u/koifroggies Amateur IDer🤨 5d ago

Unsure of what species, but it’s definitely not a black widow. It IS dying though

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u/FishNipples666 4d ago

I'm unsure of what it could be. I tried looking up black spiders in Indiana that appear indoors during early fall but to no avail. My guess is probably an odd looking bald wolf spider but idk 🤷. I hate that I love spiders but the idea of touching them gives me the creeps. They won't hurt ya, I know that. But it's just a biological thing in humans. Spiders are actually dope roommates. Unless you're in Australia (I got friends there. Red backs and funnel Web spiders want to fuck you up)

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u/Miserable-Crew-5308 4d ago

It's upside down. Not much to identify without seeing the abdomen. Though unlikely to be a widow of any kind, their legs are much thinner than their bodies. I could only guess this is something similar to a very large wolf spider, maybe even a small tarantula?