Rabidosa rabida
(Rabid Wolf Spider)

Picture ID 199278

Comments & ID Thoughts

Very large, maybe silver dollar size, Boley, Oklahoma. Guessing some sort of wolf?

Submitted by:
zaidalin
Submitted: Aug 9, 2024
Photographed: Aug 8, 2024
Spider: Rabidosa rabida (Rabid Wolf Spider)
Location: Boley, Oklahoma, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
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Nod

August 9, 2024 4:37 pm

Yes this is indeed a wolf spider. I think this is a female rabid wolf spider.. Rabidosa rabida
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98564252
They are harmless in spite of their name.
It looks like she may be carrying eggs

Zaidalin

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Reply to Nod

August 9, 2024 6:34 pm

Ah. I should probly move her outside then. I don’t need that many spiders in my screened in porch. She’s not moved in like two days.

TangledWeb

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Reply to Zaidalin

August 9, 2024 11:04 pm

She has nice markings. Check for an egg sac near or under her. She might be guarding one. It should stay with her. She’s a type of spider that raises the young until they are ready to take care of themselves.