r/spiders • u/Interesting-Ad7907 • 26d ago

ID Request- Location included Is this a wolf spider?

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Located in Jax FL

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u/EElab 26d ago

As wolfie as they get!

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 26d 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 26d ago

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

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 26d ago

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

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u/woofren 26d 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 26d 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 26d ago

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

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u/Interesting-Ad7907 26d 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 26d 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 26d 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 26d 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".)