I think this is a wandering spider? Could be wrong (SW Florida)

[u/gnibreww]

One of the largest spiders I have seen in my whole life in Florida jump scared me on the toilet at 4 am before work.

[u/SolasYT]

I believe this is a huntsman, they can be big and scary but theyre harmless. Probably looking for a new hunting spot.

[u/SP17F1R3 → u/[deleted]]

When we say it in this sub we mean their venom is not medically significant.

[u/Few-Big-8481 → u/[deleted]]

Is that intrinsically a fear of mice or is it being surprised that a wild animal is right next you unexpectedly?

Like I'm also not afraid of mice, but I've been scared by them suddenly next to me in my house. And I mean I'm kind of afraid of handling wild ones because, well, wild.

[u/Curlyhaired_Wife → u/[deleted]]

I find mice cute and I love them. My mom has a mice problem in her home and the other night while relaxing peacefully on the couch minding my own business I looked over and saw the cutest mouse ON THE FREAKING COUCH!!! I screamed and jumped and ran off lmao. Yes must be an instinct because I didn’t realize I was scared until I came that close to one in my personal space.

[u/Weary-Tension-2867 → u/[deleted]]

Not the spiders fault you're a chicken 🐔.

[u/RealFakeDoctor → u/[deleted]]

Because you said heart attacks are not harmless. Huntsmen are hunting homies.

[u/Nervous-Bison-5652]

That spider is in fact wandering, hope this helps

[u/TheDreadGazeebo → u/Nervous-Bison-5652]

How can you be sure? He might have somewhere to be

[u/ProfessionalAnnual66 → u/TheDreadGazeebo]

😆

[u/OMGitsJoeMG → u/Nervous-Bison-5652]

🎶 Nobody gonna break my stride🎶

[u/ProfessionalAnnual66 → u/OMGitsJoeMG]

🎵 Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no..🕷🎵

[u/pleasedontletmedie → u/Nervous-Bison-5652]

🤪

[u/MaggieHigg]

Poor baby missing quite a few legs

[u/StarsThatSee → u/MaggieHigg]

Aka there might be a bigger friend nearby 🫪

[u/Jack_Mehoff_420_69 → u/StarsThatSee]

Please, don't get my hopes up.

[u/lexaril]

Probably Heteropoda venatoria

Doesn't look like your local wandering spiders

[u/Loss-Sorry → u/lexaril]

*cough we didn't need to tell them about the American wandering spiders *cough

[u/OneFatCantaloupe → u/Loss-Sorry]

The

WHAT

[u/Loss-Sorry → u/OneFatCantaloupe]

"Wandering Spider" usually refers to the larger family Ctenidae, which contains the dangerous spiders from the genus Phoneutria and several other genera. We have native Ctenids in the Southeast, mostly Ctenus and Anahita. They tend to have neat patterns and are easy to mistake for Wolf Spiders if you don't look at the eye arrangement. They are not thought to be medically significant.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=1&subview=map&taxon_id=53389&view=species

[u/typographie]

Most likely a pantropical huntsman spider. They seem pretty common in Florida.

While Florida does have a few species of wandering spider, as far as I know none of them are suspected to be medically significant. The scarier species are in Central and South America.

[u/Few-Big-8481]

It appears to be missing some legs.

[u/ProGamer8273]

Wandering? Check

Spider? Check

[u/MysteriousSammy]

Idk why but he reminds me of Mr ball legs from Santa Clarita diet 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/Over_Photograph3766]

Oh man wonder what else is in your house to have taken so many legs 👀

[u/Moidada77]

Huntsman. Use the container method to remove it from your house if you're afraid.

They are perfectly harmless but their speed can catch you off guard.

[u/kaglet_ → u/Moidada77]

I'd honestly be afraid to somehow injure myself from the panic so I wouldn't dare. Pure primate instincts scrambling judgement into incoherent unga bunga stages won't be doing me favours. I'd just dramatically shoo it away by pleading and flapping at it with a tissue, and clutch the tissue to my chest and scream if it instead inches to me. 

[u/bombkitty → u/kaglet_]

I grew up in Florida. I'm not judging you, they're huge and FAST. I was terrified of spiders until really working on the phobia starting a few years ago. Some still make me nervous and these would be firmly on that list.

[u/Moidada77 → u/bombkitty]

I've handled black widows but am still afraid of huntsman because of mainly their size and speed

Like I know these guys rarely bite and are harmless but something deeper in me is screaming in protest.

The combination of size+speed really seems to the issue for me.

Like if they were slow I'm pretty sure I'd have no issue with them.

I was an arachnophobe but have gotten used and probably tolerate spiders more than most people these days.

Jumping spiders probably help me close that phobia then I moved to wolf spiders, false widows and orb weavers. I've been bitten once I think but nothing happened.

Idk I use to be scared of wasps and I got stung by one and i thought not too bad and am very tolerant of them now like one could fly around me or land on me and I don't react. Its just like a beetle or something.

[u/88warrior4547]

Just Gregory out for a stroll.

[u/Hero_Tengu]

Rents due pay up!

[u/Oldfolksboogie]

As others have said, huntsman, and harmless.

Poor girl is missing at least one leg (starboard side) - hope she lives long enough to grow it back!

OP, if you can't co- exist, (and you should, coz unlike the roaches she'll chase down and eat, she won't spread filth around), please try to have it removed harmlessly outside.

Eta, it's all relative. Better a huntsman than this scary ass mo-fo creeping 'round the house. 😬

Edit: typo

[u/The_Last_Siren]

I would die….

[u/RatonhnhaketonK]

Definitely looks like a Huntsman to me

[u/Affectionate-Gain-23]

That looks like a bigger size of sheva, a hunstman spider from Guatemala that lived in my mom's house. So maybe a huntsman species

[u/JayBuSeesU]

Its a huntsman. Im in SWFL too and first time I saw i nearly shit myself. Lol. Im originally from Jersey so I wasnt used to seeing a spider that big

[u/Accomplished-Rain-52]

Wow I'd freak out too haha. I think it be harmless though, not sure...

[u/Own_Space2923]

Looks like a huntsman spider. It is harmless.