Schizocosa mccooki

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Picture of Schizocosa mccooki - Dorsal

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Is this a California Wolf Spider?
Found on floor,

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Adele

Looks like it is! The eye pattern is certainly that of a wolf spider.

TangledWeb

Do you know how they are getting in? If the heat is unusual and record breaking for where you live you can set up a cooling station outdoors so they can eat insects while staying cool and hydrated. To be discreet and so people won’t find you too weird you can just keep soil under shrubby damp.

AuriCrow

A friendly side note – Hobo spiders are no longer considered toxic to humans as reported by the CDC. The former reports claiming the bites could cause necrosis were never validated to actually be Hobo spider bites.
All studies to test those claims, as well as any verified hobo spider bites on record, have shown no skin reactions in humans.

Source: https://www.healthline.com/health/hobo-spider-bite#pictures

TangledWeb

Thank you. Your link is contaminated with pop-up scam advertising so I couldn’t actually read it under the free Walmart gift card scam windows. I’ll check for a direct report from the CDC for a link to post.

Resh

they may be hobo spiders. You should be careful as hobo spider bites are dangerous.

TangledWeb

Welcome Resh! This is a Wolf Spider. They’re in a different family than Hobo spiders and aren’t dangerous.

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