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Possibly a Carolina wolf spider
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- Submitted: Nov 16, 2020
- Photographed: Nov 16, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Truth Or Consequences, 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:
This is a Giant Crab Spider or Olios giganteus, it’s an adult female. They are from the family Sparassidae and are also called Huntsman spiders. They are not medically significant to humans. They are very fast and can run front back and sideways like a crab. They are also able to scrunch into very small cracks and crevices . They don’t live in a web they are ambush hunters and usually “hang out “on a wall or branch waiting to grab an insect that passes by. These spiders can get very large and are one of the biggest spiders we… Read more »