Nasty Spider

[Precarious]

Found this thing in my room just hanging out on the wall. Anyone know what kind it is?

The red fangs are pretty menacing!

It disappeared after I took these pics so if you don't hear from me you know what got me. :hang:

 

[Ryan.M]

Oh Precarious, the quality of your pics always brightens my day!

I *looks* like a type of wolf spider (Lycosidae) but I'm not sure. If it is thier venom is harmless.

Regardless, what a gorgeous spider!

 

[lancaster1313]

That is a pretty spider.

BugGuide.Net has some cool spider eye arrangement charts. With your great photos, you can probably easily compare eye arrangements and id your spider.

Actually, BugGuide.Net is a great site for identifying many North American arthropods.

 

[nursemelody]

Those guys (wolf spiders) are notorious for showing up in houses in new housing developments..... especially in Florida.... Probably because their natural habitats are ripped up, but several people I know, including my parents had wolf spiders in their new houses for like 5 years before they started to stop appearing...

Oh, and they hop, and they will and DO bite... I have had MANY wolf spider bites...

 

[Entomo-logic]

This looks kind of like a yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) they are considered medically significant and cause severe pain if they bite. Very cosmopolitan species.

 

[Precarious]

This looks kind of like a yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) they are considered medically significant and cause severe pain if they bite. Very cosmopolitan species.

I just checked some photos and I believe you are correct. I'd never seen one like this before and I've lived in this area my whole life.

Thanx!