Google spiders and look at the images,then check for venom toxicity. I have similar ones in my garden and around the porch light. Most spiders will bite when bothered, most of them are harmless except an allergic reaction to a bite is always possible. It is not a brown recluse. They are most damaging to people and pets because they stay hidden in dark places and in the house, basements, closets and under furniture. If you live in their range it's a good thing to use a light before you stick your hand it the woodpile to pull out a log.
