“ok, everyone get down here!” called my husband when this palm-sized fellow meandered out from the lower level shower stall onto the bathmat at his feet. we all ran downstairs and duly admired steve’s bravery although, of course, he was never in any trouble, and this is a nearly harmless spider unless you are either a large insect or a tiny minnow. as i’ve discussed before, we are the kind of household that competes not to be the first to squish the spiders in our house, but to find the gentlest means of escorting them out the patio door. as a result, there is a very good chance this gentleman is still alive, somewhere nearby, quite possibly back in the lower level shower, where he might get to test my husband’s bravery again sometime soon.

large fishing spider

saint paul, minnesota