Comments & ID Thoughts
Google lense says it is a Rabid Wolf Spider, despite it not being commonly found in Colorado.
It was super fast and was picking under my metal door jam then putting its leg in its mouth. Pretty sure it was trying to hide from the loud comotion of fireworks around us. Only came out of hiding when I blew strawberry flavored vape smoke where I saw it hide, and not when I threw rocks at the metal door jam (so I could try to get a better look at it, since it was so fast, I didn't get a good look when I saw it running to hide). Did not bite me, but as soon as I opened the door, it's legs went from stretched out to bent.
Overall it was a really scary spider and have only seen Daddy Long Legs that big.
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- Submitted: Jul 3, 2022
- Photographed: Jul 3, 2022
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: SW Denver/Lakewood, Colorado, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
After more research, I have found that it is a rabid wolf spider. It came into my house and I had to capture it with a cup and throw it into the backyard. Now it’s in the front yard. XP I’ve lived in CO for my whole life and literally have never seen this spider before.
*I only found out it was a rabid wolf spider by doing to cellphone flashlight test