can you help me identify this spider??? (pics)?

Question

Theres this super creepy spider stuck inside my window. It made these 3 big brown "sacks" around it, and yesterday I saw it devouring an earwig. its got a large round brown (with like a spiral-ey design on it) behind, and the front half, and legs are a dark translucent orange. I tried to take some pictures of it so you could see the shape, but they didnt turn out too well.. but here they are..


http://www.photobucket.com/albums/h14/everyonelovespantaloons/08-02-07_1356.jpg


http://www.photobucket.com/albums/h14/everyonelovespantaloons/08-02-07_1357.jpg

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/h14/everyonelovespantaloons/08-02-07_1358.jpg

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/h14/everyonelovespantaloons/08-01-07_1224.jpg

theres the spider, and the 3 sacks it made..the last picture is the spider eating the earwig. any idea what kind it is?? its creeping me out, i HATE spiders. (I live in wisconsin, if that helps any)

I know, sorry about the blurry pics, those were just so you could get a general idea of the size/shape of it..

i did a search of spiders in wisconsin, and i got a list...the closest one i could find to it was this
http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/Spiders_Savransky_Suhd_Brondstatter/Images_Edited/Theridiidae_Argyrodes_body2_resized_DSCN0367.jpg

its not EXACTLY like that, but thats the closest in shape and color

the spider in the picture i found was listed under orb weavers too....but like i said it isnt exactly like that. close though. are they poisonous ?? I'm scared to death of spiders. I had to quit looking them up cus im getting that creepy crawly feeling and im getting super paranoid. (I keep looking behind me to make sure the spider is still in the window and didnt some how escape to come eat me in my sleep)

Answer 1

By the markings you describe, I would say brown recluse, but its abdomen is not nearly as big as what seems to be in thepictures. It may, however, be an orb weaver spider, that's what I would guess:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orb_Weaver
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Orb_weaver_white_bckgrnd02.jpg

Check here, I would guess an orb weaver variation: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/spiders3.html


*I love you when you don't suck (love the name lol): Orb weavers can bite, but don't worry, they are harmless. ALL spiders have venom, however, an orb weaver's venom is not harmful to humans.
http://www.buginfo.com/articles/orbweavers.cfm

Again, there are many variations to the orb weaver, and just from the shape seen in the pictures, I would bet money that's what it is. I would say get some heavy duty spray and spray the spider and sacs before they hatch.

Answer 2

There is absolutely no chance that this spider is a brown recluse spider nor is it any type of orb weaver, it is nothing more than the common house spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum. It is not venemous and in fact the only time they crawl is too find a place to make a web beause their odd shape and inefficient legs make crawling very difficult which is why they are web specialized, the sacs are indeed egg sacs and if you do not want them then in your house, I reccommend usinfg a news paper or magazine to squash the sacs and they spider if you want, but the spider might get out of the way and the only thing that it will do once it has a web home is eat insects that try and enter your home, They are not venemous to humans and barely ever leave their webs. They are found worldwide so if you want to kill it or relocate it dont worry it is very common.
Here is a site with pictures and the second is more info.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6919/bgimage?from=0
http://entomology.uark.edu/museum/achaeara.html

It can kill and eat other bugs that are in your house and has been known to overpower larger insects and is capable of taking down wasps and roches, it won hurt you but dont hesitate trying to remove it from your house

Answer 3

Hey- your pictures are pretty blurry, but based on the abdomen shape, and the colors it looks like it could be a golden orb-weaver.

The males actually do look a lot like brown recluses, but the females are big and fat like your spider. The golden orb-weavers are in the same family that you found, Tetragnathidae. Is her silk gold or yellowish? If so that is most likely what she is.

Answer 4

Your photos are so blurry that it is hard to tell.

I suggest going to Google and do an image search for "spider, wisconsin" and you may be able to find clearer photos of spiders in your state that look like the one in your window. It might take some searching, but chances are, you'll find out.

Answer 5

the sacks are egg sacs,so you better spray them soon or you will have hundreds

Answer 6

i cant really see it lol sorry but it looks big! ahh scarey!