I noticed a brown spot today in my living room. I was about to go pick it up, thinking it was a leaf, but it moved before I could get to it! I was surprised to see that it was a spider. I would say it was about half of an inch long. Any ideas as to what kind of spider this is? I appreciate your help!

That looks like a common (and not dangerous) one that I see frequently. What city and state are you in?

Whoops! I guess I should have mentioned that I'm in Charleston, South Carolina...

Looks like a Woodlouse Spider:

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