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looks like a granddaddy long leg


Question
we have alot of these spiders in our home in grimesland nc they are exactly like a GD long leg except their body is about a quarter of an inch long instead of round some we find are babies and some as big as the GD long leg worried with new baby in house

Answer
Jessica,

I'm not sure what your question is but there are only a few venomous (poisonous) spiders in the US and none of them look like what you describe. All other, non-venomous species can be ignored. In your area the only dangerous spiders are the black widow and the yellow sac spider. Take a look at this page http://www.livingwithbugs.com/spider_id.html for some general information about spiders and spider bites.

I hope this is useful. No need to be concerned about your spider.

Jack DeAngelis, PhD
Extension Entomologist (ret.)
author Living with Bugs: http://www.livingwithbus.com/bug_book.html  

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