Cave orb weaver spider

5802  This is a spider that had MANY buddies, they were in the crawlspace under a house our employees were working in Muskoka Lakes, Ontario.  Him and his friends scared the guys, they are convinced he is toxic, I believe he is not.  Would you like to settle our argument. Jennifer. 

This spider, Meta ovalis, is harmless to humans; it is in the family Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orb weavers) and is commonly known as the cave orb weaver, as it often is found in dark, undisturbed places like caves (and crawl spaces); see http://tinyurl.com/z4h2dwl for details. I have seen quite a few of these in West Virginia caves. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.