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Dennis S

Dennis S

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I was in my little office/study when I looked out & saw this thing. At first I thought it couldn't possibly be a spider, but it obviously was. I wanted to get a better picture, but had already received many forceful directives from Barb to do my manly duty & kill that thing. It is probably harmless, but was over 2 inches in diameter from the tip of one leg to the tip of the opposite. I don't think Michael the archangel could have convinced Barb to have sent him quietly on his way.
 
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=wolf+spider&btnG=Google+Search

It's a wolf spider.

Ok, here's what I do. I HATE spiders, but don't like to kill them either. So I devised what I call my "cootie catcher". It's a clear plastic tub and under it there is a stiff piece of cardboard which doesn't bend. I throw the plastic tub over the "cootie" then carefully slide the cardboard under the tub until the offensive "cootie" is all inside, being careful not to injure it, then take the whole thing outside and relocate the thing. It even works for small field mice.
 
If Nancy is right--& I have not peronally known her to be wrong) :) I have no remorse for there being one less wolf spider in my part of New Mexico. Based on their description in the Google cite Nancy provided, this guy was a real trophy. I am sure he was (measuring from the tip of his 8 legs) at least 2 inches in diameter. They are apparently fast moving spiders. I wonder why this guy didn't make a run for it? He seemed frozen in place. I swear if he had run off and gotten away Barb would be looking for the nearest hotel right now! Even with him gone, she is in bed right now with nothing but her little nose sticking out from underneath the covers.

This is a part of Nancy's google cite:

Venom toxicity - the bite of the Wolf Spider is poisonous but not lethal. Although non-aggressive, they bite freely if provoked and should be considered dangerous to humans. The bite may be very painful. First aid and medical attention should be sought as soon as possible, particularly as to children or the elderly.
 
I don't like to kill things either....but spiders give me the CREEPS!

Most around here are harmless. I have been bitten twice and it take so long to heal.....They are welcome outside but not in the house:D
 
Dennis S said:
I was in my little office/study when I looked out & saw this thing. .
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I know what it is. It is a spider. You know, a spider is a spider is a spider.........

In today's CNN news there is a report about a spider web in a Texas park that covers about 200 yards. They are trying to figure out what sort of spider would make that huge a web and entemologists are looking into it. They think it might be a spider group that hang together like a neighborhood and make these huge webs. I think some of them might be living on my porch.
 
I'm allergic to spider bites - seriously. Now I've only been chomped on by the little buggers, but I get welts at least 3" in diameter, they turn really red and warm and eventually get a leather-like feel to them - not to mention the extreme itching. Lovely description - I know!:)

Dennis' spider, despite being terrifying, looked like a pretty handsome guy - for a spider!
 
hensylee said:
I know what it is. It is a spider. You know, a spider is a spider is a spider.........

In today's CNN news there is a report about a spider web in a Texas park that covers about 200 yards. They are trying to figure out what sort of spider would make that huge a web and entemologists are looking into it. They think it might be a spider group that hang together like a neighborhood and make these huge webs. I think some of them might be living on my porch.
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Everytime I hear that story I keep picturing Harry Potter.Out of all the things in those movies, I swear the spider family is the thing that really creeped me out.just yuck
I am not sad there is one less wolf spider on the earth.
 
Thanks, Dennis....
I can now look forward to some nasty nightmares for a few days :eek:
Good thing you squashed it. They are not your average little garden dude.
I will only squash spiders or wasps (biting/stinging critters) when they are in MY house.
Mice, bumble bees, crickets, etc. all get safely transported back outdoors.
 
Several summers ago I was sitting on the floor on an area rug in our entryway putting on my tennis shoes. Something caught my eye scampering across the dark rug and I jumped up thinking it was a mouse! It was a 3+ inch spider!!! We had a lot of huge spiders that summer. It was incentive for our kids to keep their bedroom floors picked up, and wet towels....spiders love to hide under damp dark things!

Yesterday, my husband had lunch on an outdoor patio and had to come home and get new trousers. He (and several other customers) had unknowingly sat down on spider nests which had dropped from the overhanging trees. Sounds like those things in Texas!

Go ahead and start a photo collection of spiders, Dennis. You can be our site decorator in October!! ;)

Marguerite
 
I've encountered a number of wolf spiders in N. Wisconsin - they like hiding on the underside of piers & in woodpiles. I had a full grown one in my house & when I was getting ready to squash it with a shoe it made eye contact with me. CCRREEEEPPYY!!

I've tried to kill them with RAID flying insect killer, but since the wolf spider is not an insect, nor does it fly, the stuff had no effect. One thing that does work, though, is Clorox Bleach Kitchen Spray - almost instant results.

They are certainly interesting looking but a few less of them probably won't make a huge difference.
 
yep i think it is a wolf spider too. some call them sun spiders. They eat bugs so we don't "mind" them along with our tanranula's who by the way look alot like the wolf spider but bigger and hairy. Our tanranula are my natural pest control for the front/back yard. Of course they are NOT allowed in the house! I put signs up by the doors instructing them to make a 180 turnaround!
 
Christina L said:
Kill it!!!!! Get rid of it!!!!!! Take the photo away even!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Christina L
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couldn't agree more yuk and tanranula's omg iwould just die, bad enough with our tiny little spiders that dont bite and i jumped just looking at the picture:eek:
 
I saw an interesting piece on the news a few years back.
They claimed the average house has approx. two thousand spiders in it.
Now that may give some the creeps.:eek:
Rich
 
I'm not terribly afraid of spiders, but maybe I should be. We have Brown Recluse spiders in this part of the country and I got pretty nervous when I'd have my baby granddaughter over, undo her pack 'n play crib and one would crawl out. (Hence the term "recluse") We had the house sprayed, then I'd only find dead or dying ones around the baseboards behind the curtains when I'd vacuum.

A couple weeks ago I again noticed a couple live ones so my husband sprayed and I'm finding dead or sick ones again. Can't figure out why we've never been bitten. These spiders, unlike the wolf spider, look absolutely harmless with a pale brown or tan body & spindly, fragile legs. Of course, they have the "fiddle" on the back that makes them identifiable. I've seen so many of them now that I don't have to examine them to know.

The last really big one (most are pretty small) I saw was in my whirlpool tub. I'm sure his home was in the jets, which I never use. He was wanting to crawl out and having trouble so I put an end to his misery by pouring a little liquid Tide on him. That way I didn't have bug spray in my tub, just something to help clean it!
 
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