I have a similar spider who lives in the frame of my front door. I named him Jared. Yes I agree with post 4, he is most likley a garden spider. Hes bigger than he looks in this picture when he is cold he cuddles up into a ball, like he is doing in this pic. I have become familiar with him. He has lived in the door frame for a few weeks now. He is harmless. I like him.
The other day I had to do some work sitting at my kitchen table and there was one of those giant brown spiders on the floor. He was injured he was missing a few legs. I normally put them in a cup and release them outside. But he was injured, so I just let him be. I sat down at the table to do my work, and he walked over near my foot and even though I would move around he just stayed there, almost like he needed comforted. I just let him be there. Who knows where he is now, LoL.
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