I found this guy living next to the hole where the flag pole goes. It was flooded with water and the spider dove in and stayed under for a long period of time. I watched it for a couple days, and it would swim and stay on land. It did weave a web over the hole and stayed in the water. I was thinking it was a Wolf Spider given the size and look of it, but then with the behavior it may have been a Water Spider. It was living close to the house where the dog typically "does her buisness" and I didn't know if it was dangerous or not so to be safe I disposed of the spider. I showed the picture to my step-father of my "late pet spider" and he told me it was a brown recluse. I think he is wrong but I found two other spiders just like that one (they were already dead) and incase I come across another one I'd like to know what kind it is and how dangerous it may be to me and my dog.