This is an insect, not a spider. You are far from being the first person to think they are spiders. This is a Jerusalem Cricket, also called a Child of the earth. There are two species, Stenopelmatus navajo and S. nigrocapitatus. I’ve read that they have a very painful bite.
This is an insect, not a spider. You are far from being the first person to think they are spiders. This is a Jerusalem Cricket, also called a Child of the earth. There are two species, Stenopelmatus navajo and S. nigrocapitatus. I’ve read that they have a very painful bite.