Comments & ID Thoughts
I have no idea what this thing is and was just curious. Have 2 little girls under age of 4 and constantly kids over st our house playing. Didn’t want anyone to potentially get injured. A prompt response would be mostly appreciated
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- Submitted: Apr 12, 2019
- Photographed: Apr 12, 2019
- Spider: Tigrosa helluo
- Location: LEXINGTON , Kentucky, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
We have an outdoor fireplace/tv area that’s covered from the rain only………..this crazy thing came out of no where and I noticed it on my leg. Please help identify so I know to get the property sprayed and/or can I kill the thing??? Didn’t wanna hurt an endangered species of any kind. I know that’s prolly funny but each spider im sure has a job and didn’t wanna make this guy/girl unemployed for no reason. Please let me know what this thing is!
Hi, see above image for ID (Wolf Spider). 🙂 They’re not considered to be of medical significance and are unlikely to bite except in self defense. This isn’t a species that wants to be indoors, if you start to see more of them they’re likely wandering in somewhere by mistake. You can reduce the number of spiders you find in your home by sealing cracks around floors, doors, windows, foundation etc., vacuum everywhere and empty the canister outside.