Photo 51355673, (c) Joshua R. DeVoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joshua R. DeVoto

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What

Entelegyne Spiders (Infraorder Entelegynae)

Observer

jrdnyc

Date

August 16, 2017 12:09 AM EDT

Description

I had found Wilber running around my apartment here in Chelsea, Manhattan. There had been some work done but not completed behind the oven which left a big portion of the wall uncovered so I think that's how he got in. He didn't like me taking pictures of him on the wall, especially when I turned the flash on. He ran down the wall on to that white piece of paper and charged me so fast I lost sight of him (or her). Luckily my dog stopped the spider before it got to me and I stopped Papo before he tried to eat Wilber. I only saw Wilber one other time, I believe it was the very next day. He came around the side of the wall and onto the kitchen cabinets but kept a good distance. I said hello Wilber and he definitely seemed to notice me. Not sure if he noticed my dog but Papo was also just five feet away on the other side of me, watching me cook dinner as always. Wilber just stayed there and watched for a few minutes and then slowly retreated back behind the refrigerator.

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