10PTS to whoever can identify this nasty spider (pics included)!!?
http://picasaweb.google.com/SJSpildener/NastySpider#
I live in Northeast Ohio if that helps….and I found it spinning a web on a swing set in my backyard underneath a big Pine tree. When I tried to get it into the jar, it curled itself up and played dead like a potato bug does.
Thanks!
**Click on the pictures to enlarge them.**
Yes, the web was circular. I hope it is a garden spider….cause it was so big! I was hoping it wasn’t dangerous.
Thanks to everyone who answered! I let it go back on the swing set 
Luckily, my kids don’t play with it very often.
Looks like a garden spider to me. The white cross on its back is a tell-tale sign.
Was the web circular? Garden spiders tend to spin circular-shaped webs.
They’re not dangerous, just a tad on the big side.
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