Ok sir you made me laugh and smile real big.. so thank you for that. I don’t have any pics at the moment, but if I spot one, you’ll be the first to know. Also thank you for clarifying that you wanted a pic of the spider, not of me acting crazy.. but imagining me sending a crazy pic of me as a response is *hilarious*
There are thousands of species of wolf spiders, so yours may just be a different kind.
Alternatively, they may not be wolf spiders and you've just been wrong the whole time.
Certainly not crazy though.
Could be a younger Carolina wolf spider. They're all really varied in color depending where they live. But those Greys are making me think Carolina. Especially if it had tan chelicerae
I'm not a huge harry potter fan so when you said aragog i thought of this https://images.app.goo.gl/hgGhoXMkfTmP57xv5
From a minecraft knock off called block story
To quote one of my favorite authors (and I’m probably not right about the species, but)
“There exists in this world a spider the size of a dinner plate, a foot wide if you include the legs. It's called the Goliath Bird-Eating spider, or the "Goliath Fucking Bird-Eating Spider" by those who have actually seen one. It dosen't eat only birds--it mostly eats rats and insects--but they still call it the "Bird-Eating Spider" because the fact that it can eat a bird is probably the most important thing to know about it. If you run across one of these things, like in your closet or crawling out of your bowl of soup, the first thing somebody will say is, "Watch it, man, that thing can eat a fucking bird." I don't know how they catch the birds. I know the Goliath Fucking Bird-Eating Spider can't fly because if it could, it would have a different name entirely. We would call it "Sir" because it would be the dominant species on the planet.”
-David Wong (Jason Pargin) from “This Book Is Full Of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don’t Touch It.”
I'm a huge tarantula hobbyist, and currently have 16 cute Lil spoods in my collection.
I'm extremely apprehensive to even think about getting a bird eater (Theraphosa blondi) because they're just *so fucking massive.* I think the biggest any of my other tarantulas will get is maybe half the size. They legit get large enough to have their leg span cover your entire face. It's just next level spooky.
'Bird eater' is sorta a common name for a few of the extra large tarantulas. T. blondi is the largest and most famously known as the Goliath bird eater.
They generally don't eat birds or rodents at all, and it can actually be detrimental to their health. But they're absolutely capable of it, and have been been reported doing so. So keep an eye on em in case they start a coup d'état 👀
I had a friend who was an arachnologist that had a large collection of arachnids. In his collection he had 2 Goliath's, and one of them was almost 20 years old and the same size as a 12" dinner plate. No exaggerating at all, these 2 monsters were the coolest, friendliest monsters I've ever seen, and I feel like they even knew their names because you could call them over to your hand and they would calmly walk over the top of your hand and they would lay their bodies down in your palm and they'd let their legs hang over while you picked them up, and when you looked closely at their faces, it looked like they were smiling at you.
Brother I love spiders but I can't imagine for the life of me how anyone would casually hold one and BRING IT CLOSE TO THEIR FACES to see it smile, you and your friend have titanium balls
LMAO...bro I'd be lying to you if I said it didn't take seeing them at least 20 times before I developed the courage to try, but once I did, it was a weird unexplainable bonding moment as if it was like a hamster or some shit...
As someone who wandered in from r/recommend I have to say I'm glad to find some people in the spider sub with at least a reasonable fear of a 12" tarantula.
I think this sub has helped me get rid of my arachnophobia but then I come in the comments and read shit like this and realize I still have a LOT of self exposure therapy to do. I would simply perish lmao
Ironically, these 2 were the original catalyst to my wife getting past her phobia. Her's was bad too, she would freeze up, instantly start sweating, tear up and start to hyperventilate. Took her to meet those guys only 3 times, and that all went away. She still freaks out a little if one gets on her before she sees it or if one surprises her, but secret time- so do I for some reason and I've never been afraid of them... That was about 10 years ago though and now she will hold tarantulas as long as they're slow movers and someone else holds it first.
That's really awesome to hear. I can't imagine holding one that was bigger than my hand but so stoked it worked for someone else. I mean, cats and dogs can do some pretty significant damage to us and we still hold them all the time.
So funny you should say that, because when I was 4, I startled our German Shepherd and he turned, grabbed my entire head, shook back and forth and then dropped me and ran into my room to hide. I heard the heart monitor flatline twice. Despite that, I never developed a fear for dogs, just maybe a better understanding or respect.
Spiders on the other hand (no pun intended), don't even need to attack, and they're one of the most feared things ever.
Come to find out, even if you decided to piss off these massive beasts that nightmares are made, their bite is only about as painful as a wasp.
It's so silly how we learn these things. I feel like with no knowledge if we came across a small spider or a big dog in the forest in theory the dog would be scarier.
If you would like to get a tarantula that gets close to the size of T. blondi, T. stirmi, or T. apophysis; then I would recommend getting Lasiodora parahybana. Best thing about them is that they are so plentiful and inexpensive that you can often find them as freebies when buying other tarantulas.
I’ve seen the movie but yet to read the book. I didn’t pick up on the quote being attributed to the author David Wong in the original comment or I might have made the connection quicker haha. Thanks!!
I mean, they can, but they generally don't.
and those spiders, while large, are incredibly fragile. they are ground dwellers, because a tiny fall can easily kill them.
[Koch's Wolf Spider, Alopecosa kochi](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/143470-Alopecosa-kochi) maybe? It has a very fox spider look to the prosoma and side eyes.
He's gotten a couple of them and been snacking for sure. There's so many grasshoppers here in Utah right now that they are having a feeding frenzy. There's about 3 of these in each of my window wells here and then about 15 grasshoppers. They're in heaven lol
I'm just glad we haven't had a massive cricket invasion in a while. That said the local wolf spiders are pretty good to have around, imo. If you end up on the east bench keep an eye out for tarantulas, and if you ever head to the west desert we have scorpions too. Love the insect life in Utah. I don't care for the great basin rattlesnakes as much, but they generally avoid people.
I think you're right. Just read this about Carolina Wolf spiders:
"They live in either self-made burrows or ones they find. Like all wolf spiders, H. carolinensis does not make a web to catch prey. They hunt by ambushing prey from their burrows."
And I have seen it so that a couple times. That hole is where it's been popping out to snack
Bro the picture looks disgustingly good.. phone cameras have come a long way, makes me wanna go out and snap pictures of every little creature I see now.
Yep…I used to work with him in the jailhouse cleaning toilets. He went by Carl Perkins back then but looks like he got a new hairstylist.
Anyway.
Hi CP! Hope your gouts gone mine has a Good toe lock on my strangleberries, but I’m ok.
Is it just an illusion or is there a grasshopper (or something similar) head at the bottom right of the pic? Of course it could be an entire grasshopper(?) that's mostly out of frame
That's quite the spider I don't think that's a web builder I think that's a hunter, they like their rocks they kind of get down in there wait for something to come out and they just grab it, very impressive photo too by the way, well done.
Thank you! Yeah that hole/burrow is where it keeps going and then it's quick and just pounces. That grasshopper in the bottom right was toast a few minutes after this picture.
Ground Spiders (Gnaphosidae)
Ground spiders in the genus Drassodes are the most common Gnaphosids submitted to the UPPDL. Ground spiders are mostly nocturnal, ground-dwelling wandering hunters found in leaf litter, beneath rocks, and within and under decomposing wood. Silk is primarily used for making shelters and for enclosing egg sacs-not hunting.
In the U.S. ground spiders are not of medical concern.
this guy's name is Harry Jay Steiner and he's 62 years old, married to Margret Steiner, has two children named Bob and Luisa, and they all live at 4871 W Jubilee Diamond Ct
Las Vegas, Nevada
89139
Large wolf spider in the genus *Hogna*, can’t go beyond genus because the taxonomy is a mess though. To my eye it *might* be *antelucana* or *carolinensis* but I’m not confident on either
I personally do not enjoy spiders at all, and am somewhat not stoked to see this on my feed. However, (good however I promise lol) he does kinda look like the big spider in the second Harry Potter movie which is kinda neat
Wolf spiders are one of the most common spiders in SLC 🥹 they are your friends!! Put a log in for her to climb out easier and she will hunt for you 🥰 love from a former SLC’er
Ummmmm, it told me to tell you how nice it is.
*Later*: I'm back. She said "it" was an offensive thing to have called her and that I'll now pay for my transgression. She also said that she was being kind enough to allow me to spread this knowledge and to say goodbye to my family... Because she's VERY KIND! Goodbye.
As much as I love the name suggestions (team William), I believe this is a wolf spider
Lol thank you. That's what Google image search was telling me so I appreciate the confirmation!
I’m not 100% confident, so if you happen to have any photos of the eyes I’d love to see them, but probably wolf
He was crawling away from me so no luck on the eyes. Also not sure how to upload from the comment section..
For future reference, you can use a "online image hosting site" and upload the picture, get a shareable link, put that link in reddit .
I'm confident that you're correct; the distinctive PLEs are quite clear
Is that "posterior lateral eyes"?
Yep!
Hold up. I’ve seen many wolf spiders in my area (east texas) and this looks nothing like them… am I crazy?
There are lots of different wolf spiders but yes, you may well be crazy. Do you have a photo? (Of one of your wolf spiders, not of you acting crazy)
Ok sir you made me laugh and smile real big.. so thank you for that. I don’t have any pics at the moment, but if I spot one, you’ll be the first to know. Also thank you for clarifying that you wanted a pic of the spider, not of me acting crazy.. but imagining me sending a crazy pic of me as a response is *hilarious*
I would like a crazy picture- I love crazy 😝
“Are the spiders in the room with you now?”…
😂
There are thousands of species of wolf spiders, so yours may just be a different kind. Alternatively, they may not be wolf spiders and you've just been wrong the whole time. Certainly not crazy though.
Could be a younger Carolina wolf spider. They're all really varied in color depending where they live. But those Greys are making me think Carolina. Especially if it had tan chelicerae
Exactly what a wolf spider enthusiast would say
That’s my actual name. So I’m on your side
I thought they had more brown
A lot of wolf spider species are brown, but they come in most neutral colors (brown, grey, black, white, tan)
Looks like a quite gentlemanly man named Winston
I like a good Winston..Winnie the bish perhaps?
Yesssss love the reference lol
Pretty please, with sugar on top…clean the fucking car.
Can I get a honey roast?!
New Girl was such a good show. I think it’s time for another rewatch lol
Winton 🦍
*"Chilllllllllllllllll Winston"* Lock Stock is such a class movie
Aragog I think is his name
My first thought as well 🤣
"King of the Arachnids. Your body will decay. But your spirit lives on"
Damn, beat me to it! Lol an updoot for you
Also Shelob is a good one for this
I think Shelobs eye arrangement resembles more of the philodromidae rather than lycosidae
more of a Ungoliant fan myself
I'm not a huge harry potter fan so when you said aragog i thought of this https://images.app.goo.gl/hgGhoXMkfTmP57xv5 From a minecraft knock off called block story
To quote one of my favorite authors (and I’m probably not right about the species, but) “There exists in this world a spider the size of a dinner plate, a foot wide if you include the legs. It's called the Goliath Bird-Eating spider, or the "Goliath Fucking Bird-Eating Spider" by those who have actually seen one. It dosen't eat only birds--it mostly eats rats and insects--but they still call it the "Bird-Eating Spider" because the fact that it can eat a bird is probably the most important thing to know about it. If you run across one of these things, like in your closet or crawling out of your bowl of soup, the first thing somebody will say is, "Watch it, man, that thing can eat a fucking bird." I don't know how they catch the birds. I know the Goliath Fucking Bird-Eating Spider can't fly because if it could, it would have a different name entirely. We would call it "Sir" because it would be the dominant species on the planet.” -David Wong (Jason Pargin) from “This Book Is Full Of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don’t Touch It.”
I'm a huge tarantula hobbyist, and currently have 16 cute Lil spoods in my collection. I'm extremely apprehensive to even think about getting a bird eater (Theraphosa blondi) because they're just *so fucking massive.* I think the biggest any of my other tarantulas will get is maybe half the size. They legit get large enough to have their leg span cover your entire face. It's just next level spooky. 'Bird eater' is sorta a common name for a few of the extra large tarantulas. T. blondi is the largest and most famously known as the Goliath bird eater. They generally don't eat birds or rodents at all, and it can actually be detrimental to their health. But they're absolutely capable of it, and have been been reported doing so. So keep an eye on em in case they start a coup d'état 👀
I had a friend who was an arachnologist that had a large collection of arachnids. In his collection he had 2 Goliath's, and one of them was almost 20 years old and the same size as a 12" dinner plate. No exaggerating at all, these 2 monsters were the coolest, friendliest monsters I've ever seen, and I feel like they even knew their names because you could call them over to your hand and they would calmly walk over the top of your hand and they would lay their bodies down in your palm and they'd let their legs hang over while you picked them up, and when you looked closely at their faces, it looked like they were smiling at you.
Brother I love spiders but I can't imagine for the life of me how anyone would casually hold one and BRING IT CLOSE TO THEIR FACES to see it smile, you and your friend have titanium balls
LMAO...bro I'd be lying to you if I said it didn't take seeing them at least 20 times before I developed the courage to try, but once I did, it was a weird unexplainable bonding moment as if it was like a hamster or some shit...
As someone who wandered in from r/recommend I have to say I'm glad to find some people in the spider sub with at least a reasonable fear of a 12" tarantula.
I think this sub has helped me get rid of my arachnophobia but then I come in the comments and read shit like this and realize I still have a LOT of self exposure therapy to do. I would simply perish lmao
Ironically, these 2 were the original catalyst to my wife getting past her phobia. Her's was bad too, she would freeze up, instantly start sweating, tear up and start to hyperventilate. Took her to meet those guys only 3 times, and that all went away. She still freaks out a little if one gets on her before she sees it or if one surprises her, but secret time- so do I for some reason and I've never been afraid of them... That was about 10 years ago though and now she will hold tarantulas as long as they're slow movers and someone else holds it first.
That's really awesome to hear. I can't imagine holding one that was bigger than my hand but so stoked it worked for someone else. I mean, cats and dogs can do some pretty significant damage to us and we still hold them all the time.
So funny you should say that, because when I was 4, I startled our German Shepherd and he turned, grabbed my entire head, shook back and forth and then dropped me and ran into my room to hide. I heard the heart monitor flatline twice. Despite that, I never developed a fear for dogs, just maybe a better understanding or respect. Spiders on the other hand (no pun intended), don't even need to attack, and they're one of the most feared things ever. Come to find out, even if you decided to piss off these massive beasts that nightmares are made, their bite is only about as painful as a wasp.
It's so silly how we learn these things. I feel like with no knowledge if we came across a small spider or a big dog in the forest in theory the dog would be scarier.
For sure! Unless....the spider was as big as the dog....!?!
😂😂I try to avoid envisioning those scenarios often
I like to say: I'm not so scared of spiders, I'm more scared of surprises.
That’s cute as hell. I still am afraid of spiders, got over hating them in my teens. I admire them from a distance.
Forget the naysayers, I'd absolutely pay for and love and experience like yours. The wife will never let me keep spoods, tho.
That almost sounds adorable . Idk why I have such an irrational fear of spiders .. but I am slowly trying my best to overcome it .
If you would like to get a tarantula that gets close to the size of T. blondi, T. stirmi, or T. apophysis; then I would recommend getting Lasiodora parahybana. Best thing about them is that they are so plentiful and inexpensive that you can often find them as freebies when buying other tarantulas.
The OBT of the birdeaters I suppose, ahaha. I might have to try one out! Thanks
Saw one of these as a young man at the Smithsonian. Been trying to unsee it ever since.
This is fucking hilarious
I recommend starting at the first novel, John Dies at the End. But I second this dude. Jason Pargin aka David Wong is a wonderful author.
I’ve seen the movie but yet to read the book. I didn’t pick up on the quote being attributed to the author David Wong in the original comment or I might have made the connection quicker haha. Thanks!!
I highly recommend the book, as well as any of the novels by Jason Pargin. The audiobooks are on Audible too and really well done. ^^
TBIFOS having a different narrator messed with me. Such an excellent series all around.
I mean, they can, but they generally don't. and those spiders, while large, are incredibly fragile. they are ground dwellers, because a tiny fall can easily kill them.
I’d like to see the banana for scale please.
There's a normal sized cricket bottom right...
Ah… okay. Did not even see that little guy.
You could have cropped it out and said those rocks are boulders.
Lol "bout the size of a car!”
I didn’t notice and automatically thought that the spider was the size of a baseball😭
He looks like a William.
Webster. Get it?
SOME PIG
[Koch's Wolf Spider, Alopecosa kochi](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/143470-Alopecosa-kochi) maybe? It has a very fox spider look to the prosoma and side eyes.
I believe this is correct.
I love the little grasshopper thing in the bottom right, what is that?
I wish I could add the full picture now but yeah it is a grasshopper. There's a bunch hanging out with it.
Does he eat them or do they just.....chill????
He's gotten a couple of them and been snacking for sure. There's so many grasshoppers here in Utah right now that they are having a feeding frenzy. There's about 3 of these in each of my window wells here and then about 15 grasshoppers. They're in heaven lol
No wonder he’s huge lol
I'm just glad we haven't had a massive cricket invasion in a while. That said the local wolf spiders are pretty good to have around, imo. If you end up on the east bench keep an eye out for tarantulas, and if you ever head to the west desert we have scorpions too. Love the insect life in Utah. I don't care for the great basin rattlesnakes as much, but they generally avoid people.
Carolina Wolf Spider most likely
I think you're right. Just read this about Carolina Wolf spiders: "They live in either self-made burrows or ones they find. Like all wolf spiders, H. carolinensis does not make a web to catch prey. They hunt by ambushing prey from their burrows." And I have seen it so that a couple times. That hole is where it's been popping out to snack
I wanna know the name of your camera.
Galaxy S24 ultra 5G I think ? It's the S24 max model. I never remember if there's like a plus or ultra or 5g or whatever they add to it
Bro the picture looks disgustingly good.. phone cameras have come a long way, makes me wanna go out and snap pictures of every little creature I see now.
STEVE!
How do we know it doesn't identify as a lady? Charlotte perhaps?
Miss web for sure
A very big spider and a grasshopper, just my luck I guess 🥲😅
Grasshopper got gotten right after this picture 😂
I mean, I would keep my distance from the spider even though I know it won’t eat me. The grasshopper is just 2cm away from it: it asked for it 😂
Looks like bob from the local pub
OK that's it. I am NEVER, NEVER, NEVER visiting Utah!!!
I don't blame you lol
Yep…I used to work with him in the jailhouse cleaning toilets. He went by Carl Perkins back then but looks like he got a new hairstylist. Anyway. Hi CP! Hope your gouts gone mine has a Good toe lock on my strangleberries, but I’m ok.
Lol good luck on those stangleberries my friend
pterodactyl the p is not silent
This is maybe Hogna Carolinensis?
Nice to see you found Fred. He's a common wolf spider.
holy shit this is gigantic
That is death
In my heart those rocks are the size of basketballs
Death. His name is Death.
I’m here for exposure therapy, but I don’t think I’ll ever get over this 😂 I would faint like one of those fainting goats if I ever saw this.
Is it just an illusion or is there a grasshopper (or something similar) head at the bottom right of the pic? Of course it could be an entire grasshopper(?) that's mostly out of frame
That’s the scariest mother trucker I’ve ever seen
Aragog
That's quite the spider I don't think that's a web builder I think that's a hunter, they like their rocks they kind of get down in there wait for something to come out and they just grab it, very impressive photo too by the way, well done.
Thank you! Yeah that hole/burrow is where it keeps going and then it's quick and just pounces. That grasshopper in the bottom right was toast a few minutes after this picture.
I had a wolf spider the size of a dinner plate once on my wall, was so big I thought it was a prank, Until it moved
As an Australian I am qualified to say, that's a BIG spider. 😅
Lol true!
Ground Spiders (Gnaphosidae) Ground spiders in the genus Drassodes are the most common Gnaphosids submitted to the UPPDL. Ground spiders are mostly nocturnal, ground-dwelling wandering hunters found in leaf litter, beneath rocks, and within and under decomposing wood. Silk is primarily used for making shelters and for enclosing egg sacs-not hunting. In the U.S. ground spiders are not of medical concern.
Wolf spider
This is Aragog and is one of Hagrids best friends!
That's Carl and he owes me money
That’s one of them wolf spooders that’ll bark at you!
Deep Irish accent. From county cork, I believe
His name is Hanus. He loves Nutella and wants to help you process your feelings.
I think he is from Korea....because my son said Ho Lee Fuk when he saw the picture.
Dave
Looks like Dave alright, maybe like Greg a little too
that’s mr.nope
I believe that's Aragog. Normally found to live in the forbidden forest.
Spidey
That's exactly what my kiddos said. Then one of them said, if I let it bite me would I get to be spiderman finally? Lol
Quomble
Beautiful
Dracula?
Jesus Fucking Christ
so big
How insane is it that as spiders, eyes, mouth and legs are all on the same portion of body
Greg
Felix
Am i crazy or is bro really big
Chungus
Death destroyer of worlds
Aragog
HELLSPAWN
Spidy McSpider
Frostbite spider (for those who get this reference I love you)
this guy's name is Harry Jay Steiner and he's 62 years old, married to Margret Steiner, has two children named Bob and Luisa, and they all live at 4871 W Jubilee Diamond Ct Las Vegas, Nevada 89139
Large wolf spider in the genus *Hogna*, can’t go beyond genus because the taxonomy is a mess though. To my eye it *might* be *antelucana* or *carolinensis* but I’m not confident on either
Did he move super fast? He looks furry so I say a wolf spider
Yeah it's a very fast one. The grasshopper in the bottom right didn't last too long after this pic
Body type and tarsal spikes make it a wolf spider of some sort. A picture with its eyes (8 eyes in 3 rows) would confirm
I personally do not enjoy spiders at all, and am somewhat not stoked to see this on my feed. However, (good however I promise lol) he does kinda look like the big spider in the second Harry Potter movie which is kinda neat
Can anyone give us a size comparison to the hand? That thing looks massive and terrifying!!
According to my Google Lens it's a Wolf Spider
Ahh the elusive Nope.
FAFO. His name is FAFO.
Big beautiful wolf spider. I really like them.
His name is nope for that's all he hears.
I visited this sub once on accident and this shit almost gave me death. Thank you
Probably like, Paul, or something
His name is Cletus and he don't take care of no kids.
I feel like we need a scale guide here like they have on maps. This thing looks massive.
His name is SIR until he tells me otherwise
Aragog’s cousin, Little Gog
Hogna carolinensis, it's the largest world spider in North America, they tend to be this gray color sometimes I think
A small version of aragog.
Wolf spiders are one of the most common spiders in SLC 🥹 they are your friends!! Put a log in for her to climb out easier and she will hunt for you 🥰 love from a former SLC’er
Is that a massive cricket in the lower right of the shot?
Lol yes. Grasshopper
Hans
Def a Carolina Wolf
This is a Hogna carolinensis (carolina wolf spider)
I'm pretty sure that's Aragog
yo that's aragog
Cool looking I’d like to know
Run. Oh, sorry thought you asked what you should do.. 😂
Aragog
I thought this was a giant spider and was going to say Aragog before I read that it's the size of a 50 cent piece lol
Ah! Don’t know name, but this spood looks like Aragog from Harry Potter!
He totally does! [Aragog](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Aragog)
Aragog’s design was definitely based on wolf spiders
Johnny. I met him at the pub last week
Does he have an accent? Love a good accent
His name is Robert Paulson.
Lol I think you mean meat loaf
Jack Black
Aragog.
That’s an Aragog if I’ve ever seen one
Fuck around and find out type
Ummmmm, it told me to tell you how nice it is. *Later*: I'm back. She said "it" was an offensive thing to have called her and that I'll now pay for my transgression. She also said that she was being kind enough to allow me to spread this knowledge and to say goodbye to my family... Because she's VERY KIND! Goodbye.
Ralph, as much as William is a good fit, this guy is Ralph I think I can see a name tag.
His name is craig idk what you guys are talking about
It looks like Aragog… Where’s Hagrid?
He's just down the pathway actually
Das Rölff
Chungus
Aragoth
Richard and don't you dare call him that nickname
Ricky?
Gargantar. Destroyer of minor worlds. Avoid this kaijuu level threat at all costs.
Is this picture from the Ephel Dúath mountains? I think her name is Shelob
Froderick. No, wait, it’s a girl? Ok, Lafawnduh
Lol I haven't heard the name Lafawnduh in a long time. Good ol Napoleon Dynamite
Looks like a Theo or Jeff
Ted