Comments on: ID this Spider?

Question: ID this Spider?

MansRiot — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:33:56 -0800

Just curious, but what is this spider? It's thorax/abdomen/head is altogether the size of an almond.

By: cmyk

cmyk — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:37:23 -0800

Looks like a wolf spider or similar species.

By: MansRiot

MansRiot — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:41:10 -0800

That was my initial thought, but it's missing the large set of eyes superior to the small set.

By: Made of Star Stuff

Made of Star Stuff — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:54:43 -0800

Looks a lot like a house spider to me: a funnel spider. I see these all the time lately in Queen Anne's lace flowers that have gone to seed! Clever girl.

By: Alice Russel-Wallace

Alice Russel-Wallace — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:18:28 -0800

That's a huntsman spider (Family: Sparassidae). One way to ID it is from the two parallel rows of eyes. Don't worry, they're not venomous and they're pretty friendly!

By: elsietheeel

elsietheeel — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:29:07 -0800

Agreed on the huntsman, probably Olios giganteus.

By: MansRiot

MansRiot — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:46:16 -0800

Thanks All!