What kind of spider is this?

[TripleDigitRide]

This thing was a monster. HUGE!

 

[frankmako]

it would be a dead one if it came around my house.

[Hozzie]

Probably a wolf spider. 

[Guest TankerHC]

Yep, Wolf Spider. One of the many species. Wolf Spiders are poisonous. But hardly bite, if they do you will drop dead within 8 seconds. (Or you might just itch, burn and the spot might get real red)

Edited August 18, 2013 by TankerHC

[TNcitizen22]

Looks like a wolf spider to me.   I rolled over on one while sleeping one night and got a pretty nasty bite to my elbow.  They are not lethal, but you will be sick for a day or so.

[Patton]

Southern house spider is what it looks like. They are venomous it's rare they bite or inflict a serious wound.

If you get bitten just keep an eye on the area. Edited August 18, 2013 by Patton

[Randall53]

Excuse me....but these things are very dangerous!  I felt something crawling on my leg one night, so I told my wife to turn on the light somethings crawling on my leg.  She turned on the light and I threw the covers back. There was a spider just like that sitting on my thigh.  My wife beat it to death with the alarm clock........I couldn't walk for 2 days and my thigh was bruised for over a week..!!!!

[Murgatroy]

Excuse me....but these things are very dangerous!  I felt something crawling on my leg one night, so I told my wife to turn on the light somethings crawling on my leg.  She turned on the light and I threw the covers back. There was a spider just like that sitting on my thigh.  My wife beat it to death with the alarm clock........I couldn't walk for 2 days and my thigh was bruised for over a week..!!!!

My wife would still be running. I am periodically woken up at odd hours to rid the house of pests.

 

The upside of finding a spider in the bed would be the fact that I would never have worry about her stealing the covers or sleeping in the middle of the bed. She would never get into the bed again.

[RichardR]

I actually like all of the wolf spiders around here, they keep the population of all of the widows & recluses in check.

[smokin45]

Excuse me....but these things are very dangerous!  I felt something crawling on my leg one night, so I told my wife to turn on the light somethings crawling on my leg.  She turned on the light and I threw the covers back. There was a spider just like that sitting on my thigh.  My wife beat it to death with the alarm clock........I couldn't walk for 2 days and my thigh was bruised for over a week..!!!!

Your lucky it was on your thigh !!  :squint:

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Now, when I go to bed tonight, I will be thinking about this damned problem and won't sleep, at all. Thanks! :D

 

Aren't most spiders, to some some degree, venomous?

 

That one looks like a bunch I see around my garages.

[TripleDigitRide]

I kinda figured it was a Wolf Spider, but I wasn't sure. It's not easy to see in the picture, but this thing was almost as big as my cell phone.

[tartanphantom]

I actually like all of the wolf spiders around here, they keep the population of all of the widows & recluses in check.

 

I second that-- very beneficial. I found one on the front porch this evening, carrying a bunch of babies on her back. Fortunately for me, they stay outside and tend to get full on the bugs in the flower beds... If I find one inside (most likely in the garage), I scoop it up with a paper towel and just relocate it to the flower beds. They may be large, ugly and scary looking but these spiders are some of your best friends in the "hidden kingdom." Voracious eaters of bad bugs (aphids, japanese beetles, weevils, cockroaches etc) and bad spiders like the brown recluse. If you find these indoors frequently, it's an indication that you probably have another bug problem as well.

 

One more thing-- wolf spiders generally don't build webs-- they actually stalk their prey instead.

Edited August 18, 2013 by tartanphantom

[Guest Keal G Seo]

Yeah they are pretty big, if you find one that is carrying its babies it kind of looks like a small hairy tarantula. This is one of only a few arthropods that care for their young. As a few have stated here, they are hardly venomous but quite beneficial to keeping other more potent species out of the area.

[DaveS]

Looks like a Rabid Wolf Spider to me too. Good to have them around.

 

Dave

Edited August 18, 2013 by DaveS

[Romad7]

Looks more like a funnel/grass spider to me. I have a few of these guys outside my house and leave them alone in hope that they will catch wasps and mosquitos.

http://www.spiderzrule.com/grass1.htm

The Wolf spiders are usually smaller and thicker. Pretty close in markings though.

http://entoplp.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/wolfspider.htm

[Bigiron]

I always called them grass spiders, since that's the only place I ever see them.  I've been bitten numerous time by them while weeding flower beds and, while not very painful, you still know it when you've been bitten.  Pain goes away within minutes, leaving a red mark.  While not deadly to people, I'd rather not be bitten.

[Guest nra37922]

Commonly called Big MFER

Edited August 18, 2013 by nra37922

[BigK]

I don't exactly want to cuddle up with any spider, nor have their darn webs tangled in my face when I walk through one, but I do like them better than everything they eat.

[knewcomb]

And this is why we need an AR. Hate spiders

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Well, I did sleep some, last night. :D

[Guest Bonedaddy]

I second that-- very beneficial. I found one on the front porch this evening, carrying a bunch of babies on her back. Fortunately for me, they stay outside and tend to get full on the bugs in the flower beds... If I find one inside (most likely in the garage), I scoop it up with a paper towel and just relocate it to the flower beds. They may be large, ugly and scary looking but these spiders are some of your best friends in the "hidden kingdom." Voracious eaters of bad bugs (aphids, japanese beetles, weevils, cockroaches etc) and bad spiders like the brown recluse. If you find these indoors frequently, it's an indication that you probably have another bug problem as well.

 

One more thing-- wolf spiders generally don't build webs-- they actually stalk their prey instead.

Seen one in the carport, one night and stepped on it. It was real low light out there but I start seein' this ever widenin' circle come from all 'round it. Turned on the lights and saw that it had the babes on her back and they were runnin' for cover. Danced a little jig and fixed that problem.

[Vistar]

We discovered a wolf spider resting on a lamp shade. My wife thought it was a plastic "gag" spider. I wouldn't do that. I am not friendly with spiders - plastic or real. I scored a perfect 10 on it with a stream of wasp spray. It ran around the bathroom for several minutes before expiring. In hindsight, I should have used a shotshell. The wasp spray killed the lamp anyway.

[npgunner]

I found these two guys out on the deck last night. Each about as big around as a half-dollar coin. Barn spiders I believe from looking around online. Not a problem with me as long as they keep the bug population down, and they aren't venomous to me. At least these guys year down their web every night so I don't have to walk trough it.

[gun sane]

Just how big was your spider again?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7O0QUT9KzU