I took some photos of wolf spiders on my front porch with their round ball-shaped burrow. Yipes. I'm not ignoring you! It's haed and body aren't that big but its back end can be huge. Patricia Scott from North Central Florida on December 18, 2014: O yes...you almost had an encounter you would never forget!!! C E Clark (author) from North Texas on February 02, 2016: Moonlake, thank you for stopping by! Try to see the light or white stripes on the legs of these spiders. Spiders are so creepy but you have created an interesting and most informative hub on this topic. Except for the giant size, our field spiders looked exactly like the photos of dock spiders I found in the course of my research. Sensitive leg hairs help them to differentiate between a leaf … C E Clark (author) from North Texas on January 20, 2014: WriterJanice, thank you for stopping by. So I think wolf spiders and spiders generally like a warmer climate. I like spiders but I can just see that big thing crawling down inside his shirt. I had a quick qesituon that I'd like to ask if you do not mind. When I was finally off the phone I went into the living room and my husband was standing there and he asked me if I wanted to put the spider in a jar or something to keep it. You may be familiar with it and just call it by a different name. C E Clark (author) from North Texas on December 18, 2014: delia-delia, thank you for reading this article and for taking time to comment. I think you have a great idea for a channel on YouTube and I hope people will check it out. This is the most popular choice because it effective for spiders, kills most other insects (eliminating the spiders prey which will help keep new spiders from moving back into the area) and it safe to use around water. Hopefully I will have answered your question in that email. C E Clark (author) from North Texas on January 18, 2014: Tarantulas don't make webs, Sam. First of all I would like to say wonderful blog! Peggy Woods from Houston, Texas on January 15, 2014: My grandmother lived on Okauchee Lake in Wisconsin but I never saw anything like those dock spiders. This reflecting is not something special about the wolf spider, many spiders eyes reflect light, as do moths eyes. Deborah Carr from Orange County, California on March 27, 2015: Excellent article! While wolf spiders live all over the United States and in many other countries, I never saw one before moving to Texas. I hope I never see another huge spider or a tarantula again up close again. Wolf spiders easily blend into their favorite habitat as a rule and so they are not readily noticeable. Spiders seemed most prevalent when I lived in West Texas, which is very dry and on the edge of desert conditions. I hope to never see another huge spider like the one in my apartment when I first moved to Texas either. The Phantom Spider looks as good as it fishes. There are 5 varieties of dock spiders which reside near rivers, streams, ponds, marshes and reservoirs. Coming from someone like you I consider it high praise indeed. The eyes of dock spiders (also 8 of them) are arranged differently and I have provided photos of both so my readers can compare them. ;). Thankfully, I have never encountered a wolf spider in the dark. From the photos and information I found on dock spiders, they do indeed get very large. Put on a headlamp and walk around at night looking at the grass and when you see what looks like diamonds and walk up to it you'll find that it's usually either a spider or a moth. Floating docks can be a little more reliable at times, especially on lakes with a winter drawdown where the shade of a pole dock moves a lot throughout the day. There was only one large window in our living room, a small window in each of the bedrooms, and a small window in our dining room. CMHypno from Other Side of the Sun on January 14, 2014: What an amazing spider it must have been! The small wolf spiders can run pretty fast so I can only imagine that the one in our apartment could do even better. In her article titled: “The Story of The Little Christmas Spider -- Video Tutorial On How To Make A Spidero,” Moonlake wrote, “We had huge spiders on the lake. Some people may not know what twine is, but growing up on a farm, it was a cheap kind of binding string used for wrapping bales of hay and for other rough purposes. Talk about being the black sheep (or spider) in the family. The spider in my apartment took up about the same space as a medium sized house cat or a very small chihuahua. Appreciate your tutorial on the Huntsman spider Bobby. Any recommendations or tips? This species of fishing spider is named after the mythological Greek god Triton who is the messenger of the big sea and the son of Poseidon. While i am planning on releasing plenty of them, i am planning on selling some of them but i am wondering how much i should sell them for. The biggest spider I had ever seen was perhaps the size of a fifty-cent piece. It was a normal sized household dustpan. Jackie Lynnley from the beautiful south on January 16, 2014: I am not afraid of spiders but I don't really mess with them. Back then I hated spiders of every kind and none were safe inside my home. When I think of how close my bare feet were to that huge spider as I made several trips past it in the hallway, I shudder. I was interested to know how you center yourself and clear your head before writing. If you leave me a comment or write a new article and I seem slow to respond, that is why. It belongs to the Pisauridae family of spiders. Arachnids include scorpions, false scorpions, ticks, mites, and daddy long legs, as well as spiders. I could look out the window and see them sunning themselves on the dock they were that big.”. It was a flashback when we lived in the Mojave desert and the scorpians ...now that we live in S. Wisconsin and as I get older, I'm more kind and throw the critters out. When fishing docks, watch the wind. Author. One of the most common complaints of lake residents is the uncanny ability of spiders to cover your dock in webs. I answered affirmative, “Just kill the spider.”. Au fait, I came back to reread your poem, I like how you did it . Like … I was not a happy camper. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone. The huge one in my apartment was enough for a lifetime. I enjoyed your hub and thanks so much for the mention of my hub and link to it. A shih tzu? It belongs to the Pisauridae family of spiders. The bigger they are the bigger the prey they're able to eat. Well done post and I enjoyed not only the story line, but all the wonderful pictures and facts concerning our amazing spider "friends" we share this planet with! It makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck to think of it. KarenSaxton 9 years ago. I encountered a Wolf Spider when we moved to Missouri from California. Silva Hayes from Spicewood, Texas on March 14, 2014: Can't imagine the scene if you had picked up that spider! :). “Wolf spiders, who use their eyes more than many other types of spiders, use visual cues in mating. To my knowledge, there are no spiders that big in Wisconsin. So glad you took some time to stop and read this article and that you enjoyed it. Don't forget us here at HP. Being a landlubber originally from Wisconsin, that was large from my perspective, but wait until I tell you about the day I met their momma! I was at the barn cleaning my horses stalls, when I pulled back the stall door I noticed a feeling of fur ...when I looked, there were these hairy legs sticking out of the door crevice. Other Common Names. Thank you Au Fait happy St. Patrick's Day. I came across the Huntsman while researching this article and checked the photos on Google images as well. My sister jumped up and almost tipped over the entire canoe. Why would he need to throw his boots at one of those three-inch spiders? During the course of researching this article I learned that dock spiders sometimes live quite a ways inland. They are found all over the world and specialize in larger insects and can take cockroaches by penetrating the hard ecoskeleton. Not only was this article interesting to read, but I think many people will be fascinated by the pictures, too!. The Phantom Spider features a self-righting ballast in its sternum to ensure a consistent natural action that aligns with the realism of the design. Hope you and John are both well and staying healthy. Voted up. I hope my followers will check it out, but like I said, there seems to be something weird going on with the sound. 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I'm not as fearful of spiders anymore as I was back then, but I still have healthy respect for the poisonous recluse and black widows, and of course, for those that are truly huge, as this one was. It is certainly hot this year! I've never seen a spider's eyes glow. I was much more relaxed and laid back as I found an acceptable object and squashed the spider. Sign in to suggest organism ID. “I’d better get it out of here before it comes to,” he said, and went to get our dustpan. I love this article. Kill the scorpion first! Appreciate the votes and share too. LorrieMillerPerko 9 years ago. Merry Christmas. I would likely have been bitten. Wolf spiders can live up to 5 years. Also appreciate the votes and share. Take care . This is why they are also commonly called fishing spiders. Hope you are staying cool up there in Texas. It`s bite is generally not dangerous to humans. The most common name is fishing spider, but Canadians often call it a dock spider, where they are frequently seen at cottages. Perhaps when there were more people around they withdrew to other areas? A few have hitched rides to various parts of the world by ship and the odd one can be found along coasts around the world where ships dock, but they are not common outside of Australia. I do hope you have been able to sleep well despite the photos here and my recollection of the huge spider that lived with me for several weeks or months. Let’s see if my parents need to be worried about being taken over by these bugs. When the giant cockroaches fly they sound like Hueys. They are more pronounced on some than others. For your benefit I double checked the Huntsman spider just now and it is primarily found in Australia. Even though I calmed down after a while and no longer went berserk when I happened upon one of these spiders, I still killed it. It was only after the fact that I realized how close I had walked barefoot to the thing. Regarding the word "glowing" that he chose, you will have to discuss it with him. A storm had blown through during the evening and in the morning I went down to the dock to check the boats. (This guy keeps live spiders in his home "bug room"!) (University of Minnesota Extension). You'll get photos of dozens of spiders and maybe you'll recognize the one you're wondering about. Yao Ming is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. If the female is separated from the egg sac, she will search furiously for it. A toy collie? Her husband hesitated between the two, not sure which one to take care of first. Up votes. . Dock spider is a synonym for fishing spider; its scientific name is Dolomedes and this genus contains more than hundred different species worldwide. The larger ones galloped! I had received packages in the mail that sometimes had some twine securing them, but I could not remember having received such a package recently. It's not easy because people don't want to be bothered with reading nowadays. Very interesting! Many spiders do not spin webs and wolf spiders are among that group. . The most popular spider control product for use around water is Essentria IC3. Deborah-Diane from Orange County, California on January 15, 2014: This is an amazing article. C E Clark (author) from North Texas on December 08, 2016: Bob McAndrews, The Spider Hunter, thank you for your comments. We had not done that with any of the others and I did not know why we would want to do it with this one. Shyron E Shenko from Texas on February 10, 2014: Au fait, I just came back to pin this. Yes, wolf spiders are plentiful in Texas. After a while I got used to the wolf spiders showing up unexpectedly on a shelf, on the stereo, on a counter, or a doorframe. The ‘field spiders’ that were truly out in the fields near the marshes and in the woods were larger than those closer to our house. A wolf spider bite can be painful and is described as similar to a bee sting, and will usually swell up and itch. Some spiders, like the fishing spiders (dock spiders) I am going to tell you about do live near the water and even dive into it chasing prey. I think we all need to have a healthy respect for the spiders that surround us ... almost invisible, but still dangerous. CA WARNING. My husband and I had lived in Texas for only a short time when wolf spiders of almost every size started appearing several times a week everywhere in our apartment home. . A lady spider clutches this white sac beneath her, carrying it around like a tiny basketball, for about two weeks. Depth is another variable that changes day to day, but there are some generalities that Canterbury has noticed. They do have a painful bite with their large fangs but non-venomous to humans. I did take a couple of minutes and checked out your "AN INTRODUCTION TO MY SPIDER CHANNEL." . Jan 15, 2014 - Learn the difference between fishing, raft, and dock spiders compared to wolf spiders, and read about my personal encounter with a giant wolf spider… Since I never saw another one of that huge size I don't know how big a second one may have been, and honestly, it gives me the creeps to think about it. Lots of people keep dolomedes for pets. C E Clark (author) from North Texas on January 07, 2015: DeborahDian, thank you for checking this article out! Then kill the spider!" diogenes from UK and Mexico on January 14, 2014: That was in all probability a Giant Huntsman Spider. C E Clark (author) from North Texas on February 15, 2014: Thank you Shyron, for pinning this article! C E Clark (author) from North Texas on March 16, 2014: Sam, there will always be anomalies, although I can't say with certainty that the spiders you saw on Monster Quest were anomalies. You are an incredible writer Au fait. It had a very hard exoskeleton. Their eyesight is considered exceptional and useful to their hunter lifestyle. Now they have a different insecticide they use to control bugs in apartments, etc., and the exterminators come through once a month. That large one that you had in your apartment would have definitely freaked me out! They molt (shed skin), brood their young, and hibernate in silken nests. When I was looking for some good videos I had a hard time watching some of them. My husband brought the spider on the dustpan for me to see before he threw it outside into a pasture on the other side of the parking lot where horses were kept. moonlake from America on January 30, 2016: Every time I look at the dock spider on the guys back it gives me the creeps. From your article I think it is a wolf. What he said did not make sense to me, but it finally got my full attention. I understand how you feel about the photos, etc. C E Clark (author) from North Texas on March 28, 2015: The brown recluse lives all over the U.S., but they don't get very big and they're timid, which is why they have the name they do. Because they're so close to the water, floating docks produce more consistent and darker shade. I remember taking in the size of it and it's horrific all over again every time I think of it. . I'd never heard of dock spiders until reading Moonlake's Hub, either. Most live under bark or stones; some are found in books and old chests. Peggy W., Thank you for taking time to read and comment on this article, and for the votes! ICAST 2019 Best Freshwater Soft Lure Winner! It had made no effort to run as I walked so close to it that afternoon. C E Clark (author) from North Texas on January 16, 2014: Shyron, thank you for reading and commenting on this article and for making it plain how easy it is to identify wolf spiders. Not all spiders make webs. This summer has been just too hot. C E Clark (author) from North Texas on January 13, 2014: MysticMoonlight, thank you for reading and commenting on this article, and for the votes and share. Home meaning back up North to Wisconsin where I had never seen such a huge spider up close and personal in all my years there. C E Clark (author) from North Texas on January 19, 2014: Thank you moonlake, for taking time to read and comment on this article, especially during this difficult time for you when time and energy must be at a premium. are all arthropods. The six-spotted fishing spider, Dolomedes triton, is an arachnid from the nursery web spider family Pisauridae.This species is from the genus Dolomedes, the fishing spiders.This species of fishing spider is named after the mythological Greek god Triton who is the messenger of the big sea and the son of Poseidon. Matt Jordan from Gulf Coast on February 10, 2014: There is a spider in Virginia. 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