There was a large spider in the plastic container given to me. While initially moving wildly, this quickly ceased. The spider itself has eight legs. It is light brown in color. However, the abdomen is darker in color and the largest part of the spiders body, other than its eight legs.
The spider seems too large for the small plastic container, given its long legs. Upon tapping the container, the spider began to move rapidly again, in what seemed to be a failed attempt to properly orientate itself into a proper position. (ie: to not be upsidedown). Occasionally the spider goes through spurts of rapid movement as it tried to properly orientate itself, followed by times of rest, where the spider will barely move.
The legs of the spider have two or more joints, two on the legs themselves where they bend. There are likely joints where the legs attach to the body proper as well. There is a darkened area at the first leg joints (not the possible joint that exists where the legs meet the body but the first joint on the leg itself, after 1cm or so). There may also be a somewhat darkened area, followed by a lighter or even transluent area at the second leg joint, although this is hard to see with the naked eye. There may be a joint between the thorax and abdomen of the spider, or at the very least this section has the capability of bending.
The legs of the spider are likely less than one milimeter in thickness but 2-3cm in length when fully extended. The body, from head to abdomen looks to be about 1cm in legnth and a few milimeters in thickness.Where the base of the leg touches the plastic container bends, suggesting the leg itself isnt entirely rigid. Though injury is possible.
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