What kind of spider is this? Indiana USA?

Question

Ok i found this spider hanging off a single web strand near the window of my Dining room.
It's total diameter is about the size of my fingernail to my pinky (grownup female). It's brown in color, short legs that arch, hair on body, large hairy fangs, small head, on the main part of it's body are white stripes across. What kind is this and is it poisonis?

The lines were white and horizontal like the writing acros your computer screen. The fangs were the same color as the spider. The white was only on the stripes.

We had a thunderstorm with lots of strong wind. I looked and it's gone. No sign of it anyweres. There's another larger daddy long legs near there but it's dead. Could the spider have gone back outside? Any other ideas. Doesn't look like any of the pictures. Maybe a small baby wolf spider is simular but not the same as in the picture. I'm a bit conserned because i have health problems and a young baby in the house.

It doesn't look like any of the suggestions so far. Anyone else have any ideas? It dissapeared last night so maybe it's gone, but i would still like to know what it is for future reference. Thanks!

Answer 1

sounds like a common wolf spider.

Look here:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.petbugs.com/caresheets/gallery/H-carolinensis.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.petbugs.com/caresheets/H-carolinensis.html&h=379&w=360&sz=8&hl=en&start=7&um=1&tbnid=atgo3YcDbE6qSM:&tbnh=123&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwolf%2Bspider%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN

Answer 2

There could be many that fit your description around here. A spider does not need to be poisonous for it to leave a nasty scar if it bites you.

I have known many people to be bitten in their homes or outside. They almost always end up with a nasty scar.

I have been bitten twice while outside around old wood piles. The worst was on my face. I was lucky enough that my doctor recognized the brown recluse bite before it was too late. I was also lucky enough to have the bite break open and the poison leak out before much damage was done. I was on antibiotics for a month to prevent a secondary infection and antihistamines to help with the swelling. It took three months for the sore to finally close. I now have a scar on my cheek to remind me of how much I adore Indiana and its "pets."

No matter what other may say, the only good (or safe) spider is a dead spider.

Answer 3

One of the commonest black and white spiders
in Indiana is the Zebra Jumping Spider, Salticus
scenicus. However you said brown rather than
black. There aren't too many spiders with
crossways white stripes, and without a picture
it's very difficult to decide what you might have
seen. Hundreds of different kinds of spiders
live in Indiana.

Answer 4

May be a Western fiddleback, brown recluse. In which case it would be poisonous.

Answer 5

its a yucky one. why dont you squish it???