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Hogna carolinensis
Well over 1-2 inches in size or maybe that is because I found this scary spider at night. Flash photography and flashlight. It was attacking the light and seemed aggressive so I kept my distance.
On the driveway and wall of outside garage near woodlands and meadow.
Spotted on Apr 8, 2012
Submitted on Apr 9, 2012
4 Comments
I have a little fear with spiders because its hard to tell if they're venomous or not unlike snakes. But I found out that spiders are very useful in controlling roaches at home.
Yes, they are feisty! These big females can give quite a nip too I've heard!
Thanks Karen. It was really moving around a lot! And it was going for the flashlight light and then my dangling camera strap. Yikes!
Nice find! I lightened the photo so I could check out the pattern & although I couldn't get enough detail to be 100% I would say this is a carolina wolf spider - Hogna carolinensis.