Comments & ID Thoughts
Live in Orange City. This was curled up dead on carpet floor in basement of kids room. Almost size of a dime when curled up like this. What is it? Poisonous? Help please!
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- Submitted: Oct 11, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 11, 2018
- Spider: Tigrosa helluo
- Location: Orange City, Iowa, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Hi, this is a Wolf Spider (Lycosidae), Tigrosa helluo. Like most spiders they have venom but are not considered to be of medical significance and are unlikely to bite except in self-defense. 🙂