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- Submitted: Apr 10, 2019
- Photographed: Apr 4, 2019
- Spider: Pardosa (Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)
- Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Under rock, log, or debris
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Help identify this spider
Feb 23, 2020
Feb 21, 2020
Scottsdale, 
Wolf spider, one of the smaller species from a genus such as Pardosa.
Thanks for the info. I have grandkids that play in our yard. Now that you have identified it I have read that some types of Wolf Spiders have very painful bites. Should I be concerned about the spiders bite?
Hi. Although nervous with hands, they are not prone biters but can be provoked to bite defensively.
Of the many I have handled, only bitten by the largest. Stung good like a bee sting but gone in a couple days. They are venomous, so depends how one can tolerate that.
Thanks Bugman Dan, I will tell my grandkids to leave them alone. I have one grand daughter that loves bugs but they are pretty fast and if I tell her the spider might bite, that should solve the problem.
Leaving them alone is the best policy, suggesting they bite may incite fear. Coach your grandkids they can observe spiders but hate being bothered by people.
Great idea. I will take them into the yard and show them the spider and explain the positive sides and also that they like being left alone. thanks for the advice.