Anyone know what kind of spider this is?
Aug 27, 2018 07:21:14 #
This spider is over 2 inches long front (top?) legs to back. Does anyone happen to know what it is? Can I just smack it? Or should I call pest control? It looks like it is sitting on (or guarding?) something.
Anyway, It should not stay in the corner of my kitchen.
Taken with Sony A9 and 100-400mm lens at 400mm from about 2 feet away from the front of the lens. On a small Benro tripod.
It doesn't look as big from farther away, but it is as large as one section of the egg carton.
Anyway, It should not stay in the corner of my kitchen.
Taken with Sony A9 and 100-400mm lens at 400mm from about 2 feet away from the front of the lens. On a small Benro tripod.
It doesn't look as big from farther away, but it is as large as one section of the egg carton.
Aug 27, 2018 07:26:28 #
Looks like an egg sack so get excited about more of these spiders arriving in the many corners of your house 
I believe the common name is "wolf spider".
I believe the common name is "wolf spider".
Aug 27, 2018 07:42:28 #
Logan1949 wrote:
This spider is over 2 inches long front (top?) leg... (show quote)
In my house, the only good spider is a dead one. I can't think of a good logical reason for god putting them on earth.
He who made the earth & all powerful, cocked up with spiders.
Aug 27, 2018 08:00:07 #
It is a wolf spider. It is carrying a "to go" meal. Their egg sacs are white, round, & 3 times the size of what it's carrying. They are creepy, but do eat a lot of other bugs. I always encourage them not to come inside and, if they do, to remain out of sight. They are fast!
Aug 27, 2018 08:21:13 #
UGH! I super-hate spiders and this one gave me the willies. Why I even clicked on the post is beyond me because spiders creep me out. lol. But for some reason I had to look. I just posted a macro of a spider wrapping up a bee for his lunch and just taking that shot was bad enough. Your spider is way bigger and uglier. Kill it now. Yeah, I know spiders are beneficial and eat bugs. But I'd rather have the other bugs.
Aug 27, 2018 21:05:04 #
Aug 28, 2018 10:06:34 #
Aug 28, 2018 18:19:35 #
Yep, a Wolf Spider, these things grow to a huge size...we had one on our front verandah, so big that from a distance we thought it was a bird. No. I'm not joking...it was standing right up on its "toes"...it had several hundred spiderlings on its back and when it ran into the wall, most of them fell off and went in all directions... 
Aug 29, 2018 01:09:08 #
Spiders do not find a friend in me! Ick! When I find a spider indoors, it's usually one of these guys. Good shot of him!
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