What kind of spider did I destory this evening?

[Katdaddy]

If you've never tried it, here is something fun. Take a bright flashlight and shine it over your lawn tonight. The eyes of these things will shine back at you. I discovered that I have hundreds of these things all over my yard!!

 

[Don Rearic]

brown recluse?

No, the Brown Recluse has flared knuckles almost like the digits of the human skeleton.

I was bit by one a few months back, lucky too! Only lost a pencil eraser sized chunk of flesh!

We don't have those up this far. They have been noted as far up as Kankakee but not north of that town.

My wife is from Mattoon, she also was bitten by a Recluse in the early 90s. Now she is miffed because we have them here as well and I got nailed.

 

[chewbacca]

We don't have those up this far. They have been noted as far up as Kankakee but not north of that town.

PM66 - i was just wondering, where did you get this info, because a couple of years ago a kid almost died from brown recluse bites, and they lived around Madison, WI.

 

[kalama]

we got those here in the islands ,the cane spider,or wolf spider,,i think

 

[LMT66]

PM66 - i was just wondering, where did you get this info, because a couple of years ago a kid almost died from brown recluse bites, and they lived around Madison, WI.

Let me append my post. They are not naturally north of Kankakee however they can travel in bags, car undercarriages etc. Kankakee is kind of a line where insects can survive thru midwest winters by not enduring a hard freeze that is common north of there.

 

[zman308]

Looks like a Wolf Spider, a ground dweller. They can get up to 2 inches in diameter. we get them in the house in the late fall and my wife freaks out at the sight of a big one.

 

[LMT66]

This link can shed light.
http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcreclusespiders.htm

This is very interesting!

Most structures become infested when brown recluse “hitchhike” indoors on furniture, boxes and other items from infested structures. The spiders are well-adapted for establishing themselves by hitchhiking. They are long-lived, can go for many months without eating, and are adapted to the hot, dry conditions found in many structures. What’s more, a female brown recluse needs to mate only once to produce eggs throughout her life, and can produce 150 or more spiderlings in a year. Thus, a single female hitchhiking into a structure is all it takes to establish an infestation. The need to inspect items before moving them in is clear.

 

[Don Rearic]

Let me append my post. They are not naturally north of Kankakee however they can travel in bags, car undercarriages etc. Kankakee is kind of a line where insects can survive thru midwest winters by not enduring a hard freeze that is common north of there.

That makes a move 100 miles north of that line quite attractive, actually.

 

[mcjhrobinson]

we got those here in the islands ,the cane spider,or wolf spider,,i think

kalama....we had plenty of those back in the back of kalama valley. i seen one the body was the size of a golfball.....only saw it for a second and it bolted. nasty buggas!

 

[LMT66]

That makes a move 100 miles north of that line quite attractive, actually.

I agree 100%. Not a huge fan of creepy crawlers.

 

[Joezilla]

Given the location, it is probably the Domestic House spider. Now this name is a general name given to a few different types including the domestic brown, black, giant, etc, etc. No matter how hard you try though, it won't do any chores.

They aren't known to cause serious bites on humans.

 

[moonwilson]

I personally never kill spiders, but I don't have a problem with people that do. I can understand that some folks are creeped out by them. I see spiders as the good guys. If they're in your house, they're there to wage war on other little crawlies. They have absolutely zero interest in you- they're just there to kick ass and take names.

 

[GrinderMcgee]

Grass Spider---harmless, but good at controlling insects.

Guy posts under the name Lycosa and you still think this is a wolf spider? I agree with spider man, yours is a grass spider, I see hundreds of these in IN every year. This is a wolf.

Not the greatest pic because he didn't hang around but his body is as thick as my little finger. He is burrowed near this headstone. Creepy right?

 

[KEmSAT-Survival]

Not a Recluse. Doesn't have the fiddle on its back.

 

[Noshtero]

Yep, Grass spider. I looked at a bunch of pictures and that's the bugger. The wolf spider has too fat of a body. This was a nice narrow diamond. I'm about 90% it was a grass spider.

Thanks guys!

I'll try my best not to smush any more I see, but I promise NOTHING!

 

[Bladite]

Yep, Grass spider. I looked at a bunch of pictures and that's the bugger. The wolf spider has too fat of a body. This was a nice narrow diamond. I'm about 90% it was a grass spider.

Thanks guys!

I'll try my best not to smush any more I see, but I promise NOTHING!

if you collect enough of those, dems GOOD eatin' in a stew


Bladite

 

[Lycosa]

Grinder MC---Thanks man!! :thumbup:

 

[STR]

Its a Wolf Spider.

Nothing to worry about. They kill other bugs you'd rather kill and while they can bite they are not one to worry about.

STR