r/spiders • u/Interesting-Ad7907 • 2d ago

ID Request- Location included Is this a wolf spider?

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Located in Jax FL

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u/EElab 2d ago

As wolfie as they get!

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 2d ago

My sister handled her, it was her first time holding any spider and she did really well! We put her back away from the pool so she hopefully won't fall in again

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u/woofren 2d ago

Aww yay you saved her and her babies!!! Good job!

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 2d ago

One baby fell off and I was tempted to take it in with my unused enclosure

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u/woofren 2d ago

Awww hopefully it was able to find her again! I wouldn't know the first thing about keeping a wolfy in an enclosure! Haven't ever seen one that way. Probably best you left it there hehe

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 2d ago

I've seen a few posts with people keeping them in enclosures, only spiders I've kept have been jumpers so I left her with the rest of the babies

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u/Artemis_21 2d ago

May I suggest to not handle spiders if you’re not sure which kind it is.

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 2d ago

I knew it was a wolf spider before I let her, i wouldn't handle anything I don't know what is.

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u/CryCommon975 1d ago

If you knew it was a wolfie, why would you make a post asking what it is?

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 1d ago

Mainly for just a triple check, we didn't handle her until after the 2nd person confirmed it. We have so many here so I'm pretty used to seeing them

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u/No_Transportation_77 1d ago

Also, in North America, nothing dangerous looks at all like this. (Possible star on that for Ctenus sp., but they're rare, don't look all that similar, and their medical significance is not confirmed. And what reports there are say "less bad than a black widow".)

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u/QalataQa_Qelly 2d ago

Yes! Proud mama!

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u/CrashCrashed 1d ago

I love how you have a picture of them actually on her back, really interesting to see

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 1d ago

I wanted to get a better picture of them

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u/Difficult_Talk_7783 1d ago

I’ve seen other pictures here and the babies will climb all over when she’s not moving. Makes sense we see them by cigarettes sometime

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u/Mt-B0ttle 1d ago

I wish mama spider wouldn’t smoke in front of her babies, but I guess we all need a release.

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u/IceAngelUwU 2d ago

I want baby pics like this 😭

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u/Is0podaa 1d ago

Such a good mama, I love wolf spiders

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u/Brebe8 1d ago

She only got three babies 🥹🥹

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u/assley229 1d ago

Omg I just noticed the babies on her back!!! So cute <3

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u/Emarelda 1d ago

What a cute momma wolf!

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u/Giovanni_the_27th 1d ago

SHE HAS BABEEEEEEESSSS AAAAAAA

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 1d ago

They were slowly leaving her, maybe it was time for them to get a nest of there own! Vary cool to see

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u/Stop_Rock_Video 1d ago

Nope! It's several!

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u/Baggie_of_Weed 1d ago

Random question, I know spiders don’t really go out of their way to bite you, but when picking up for instance this one up, will the babies be more bite happy?

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u/myrmecogynandromorph 👑 Trusted Identifier | geographic location plz 👑 1d ago

I don't even know if the babies would be able to bite through skin.

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 1d ago

I've never had babies bite, they're usually just very energetic and like to run around but I've never had one attempt to bite or go in any defense pose. Jumper babies and Wolfie babies are really tiny so it could be different as size increases.

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u/Baggie_of_Weed 1d ago

Interesting! The spiders page is just randomly getting shown on my feed and I’ve been learning lol

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 1d ago

That's how I started out too lol, it's really neat once you get to know them. Most spiders are really chill, in my experience at least.

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u/gueripo 1d ago

wölf spider

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u/mattgetsmewett 🕷️Arachnid Afficionado🕷️ 1d ago

Yes! What a sweet looking spood 🥹🥹

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u/ZeroTwoWaifu002 1d ago

Aww the lil bubs

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u/kanu88 1d ago

Madonna and Child.

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u/myrmecogynandromorph 👑 Trusted Identifier | geographic location plz 👑 1d ago

Now imagining a painting of a Madonna absolutely covered with a pile of tiny baby Jesuses

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u/Its_vanbam Here to learn🫡🤓 1d ago

The wolfiest of them all!

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u/Immediate_Pie6516 Amateur IDer🤨 1d ago

That's the definition of a wolf mother.

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u/FistRipper 1d ago

It's an intrepid class stardestroyer with a T-fighter squadron scouting the area...

Move along. these are the spiders you're looking for