Hobo Spider

Description:

The Hobo Spider don’t have bands of colors like so many other Spiders do. This can be one way to narrow down what you are looking at. In the middle of the abdomen they have V shapes that point towards their head. They also have two spinnerets that come out of the abdominal. The sternum features a strip that runs down it.

Habitat:

It is a resident of fields, rarely entering human habitations due to the presence of major competitors, particularly the giant house spider (Eratigena atrica), which is a common resident of houses and other man-made structures in Europe.

Notes:

It was in my wood pile. My wood pile was covered in leaves and was slightly damp from recent rain. The area was in the shade of a large tree and a shed. The pile wasn't neat it was a bunch of wood thrown on top of each other.