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Big black spider, it’s dead, cannot see any markings or other colors. Kind of looks like mix between trap door spider and a wolf spider. I live up against warm open desert in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. About 2 inches across (including legs)
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- Submitted: Apr 29, 2018
- Photographed: Apr 29, 2018
- Spider: Geolycosa rafaelana
- Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Desert area
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018
Moab, 
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This looks like a Burrowing Wolf Spider (Lycosidae), Geolycosa rafaelana.
Thank you! I had seen a few other posts with the same looking spider, and they also were identified as a burrowing wolf spider. I’m not afraid of insects or critters myself but is this a spider I need to worry about when my 3 year old plays outside?
Like most spiders they have venom but are unlikely to bite except in self defense and are not considered to be of medical significance. Everyone’s immune system is different though.