For the past couple of months we've had Harry living in the area of our basement/TV room. Harry is a large Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus). While most people have an unexplained fear of spiders (arachnophobia), Harry has Zuigerphobia, a fear of vacuum cleaner. Harry has become a well behaved house pet and roams freely around the basement looking for insects, but prefers this corner of the TV room, next to the night light.
Unlike most other spiders, Harry doesn't build webs to catch his meals, he uses an ambush method and has reduced the amount of other bugs in the basement area. Harry with the remains of ants he has caught.
A close-up of Harry showing the 8, two rows of 4, eyes at the top of his forehead.
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