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Hey, spider people! Could you tell me what kind of spider this is, please? They're all over my house and I've been dying to know what they are.
>> Anonymous
looks like your average wolf spider. They can get pretty big but aren't too dangerous, I don't think. Buggers can jump too!
>> Anonymous
Yeah, its a wolf spider. They are venomous but it won't kill you and they aren't very vicious at all as long as you don't bother them.
But it hurts like a bitch when they bite.
>> Anonymous
set fire to the curtains, it's the only way to be certain.
>> Anonymous
careful with those things.. they have enough venom to kill 20 people with 1 bite.. if i were you i'd move house..
>> Anonymous
>>178775

Burn the house too, just so you can be sure that none would live to follow you.
>> Anonymous
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It does not compare in ick factor to the fishing spider. Looks a bit similar though. I've never had one bite me, but they sure do like to jump right at your chest/head when you disturb them in any way.
>> Anonymous
By God... That's the brown housing Spider, I know I've had one before, very dangerous don't try escape just give them anything that meets there demands!!!!!!
>> spiderman !!Q+JluTncCte
>>178760
might not be. my first thought was Dolomedes sp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_spider

would need a good shot of the eyes to determine.
>> spiderman !!Q+JluTncCte
>>179238
this anon seems to agree..

whatever it is..it's a mature male. wolf or "fishing spider" either way..nothing to fear.
>> Humm...... Core !JD2r9bRTlg
It looks like a WolfSpider to me. Had one over the summer, in a jar, and well it had babies and they got all over the freaking place... and well they looked pretty much like the one on that curtain(Once they grew up and got to an annoying level), except maybe a bit lighter in color. And I know that wolf spiders can indeed range from Dark Grey to Light Tan.

From my experience with Wolf-Spiders, they are really Skiddish and will run the other way if they see you. They don't build webs, although except when they have babies, they will create something like a burrow, and it will be lined with Web. Normally they cannot climb slick surfaces. Although I can tell you from first hand experience, the babies can though!

They can be a bit of an annoyance where you find them at though. In the tub in the morning when you first wake up.. First thing you see in the floor when you stumble outta bed... in the cloths hamper..

I don't know how bad it hurts to get bit by them, but I would say .. probably pretty bad. Except it would not be a bite you would die from.

They will not eat Box Elder bugs.. at least I haven't had any luck getting them to eat em..

The best thing to do would be to get on google, and type in your state and then go with common spiders in your state and narrow the search down from there. Wolf spiders are supposedly all over the US for the most part. I believe the biggest of em are in North Carolina.. (Seems like I read that somewhere)
>> Anonymous
KILL IT WITH FIRE
>> Anonymous
Why don't you pet it?
>> spiderman !!Q+JluTncCte
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http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html#grassspider

looks exactly like this "grass spider" which is really an Agelenidae. Agelenopsis sp. so i guess i was wrong about the Dolomedes thing. similar looking though.
>> Core !JD2r9bRTlg
>>179557

Hey good job! Noticeable difference between a wolf spider and that grass spider.. on website you posted.
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>>179831
thanks..it's tough to ID them through pictures sometimes. i'm pretty sure that's the one though. still, the best way to determine what type of spider it is, is by looking at the eyes. they're laid out in certain patterns for different kinds of spiders. that's one of the many characteristics that taxonomists use to sort all this shit out.

here's a wolf spider carrying her egg sac. she looks very similar to that spider above, but i still don't think the one in OP is a wolf.
>> Anonymous
Definitely Male Agelenopsis. It's rare to find Dolomedes in the house unless maybe you live in a fishing camp.
>> Core !JD2r9bRTlg
>>179959

I mistook it for a Wolf-spider at first, but that was because I just glanced rather than take a closer look. Anyways I'd say your on the money spiderman as far as identifying it. No need to look at the spiders eyes.
>> Anonymous
It's a mature male, best way to deal with it is push it outside to find some spider bitches in an impovershed neighborhood