Barny or Wolfy
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Smawgunner2
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Not all wolf spiders have hair. 6 species in Ohio.
Smawgunner2
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Also, be educated on Brown Recluse. There have been no verified accounts of this spider outdoors in Ohio. So if you suffer from a nasty bite, your doc who doesn't know Jack shit will tell you "oh it's a brown recluse bite". Don't believe him.
It could be a wolf , I've had alot of wolf spiders in the house over the years at the farms and also this new place but never seen one like this one that's what made me second guess. Also the patterns arent jiving up for me on the wolf . If I find another one I'll catch him alive and bring him to a TOO event for you guys lol
Them suckers were nasty and everywhere in SC
JARHEAD
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Yep. When we went to the rifle range in PI a guy in my platoon had a nest in his mattress. Got bit 6 or 8 times in his sleep. Nasty little bastards!
Metaltella simoni
The abdominal patterns are diverse and can vary between individuals.
The abdominal patterns are diverse and can vary between individuals.
That one on the left is a solid match , speaking of matches ... Should I ?
The one on the left is your photoThat one on the left is a solid match , speaking of matches ... Should I ?
I'm not as think as you drunk I am .. it's my day off I'm a simple manThe one on the left is your photo
So allegedly they have 5 or more teeth , if I catch another one I'll be gentler on the death and get a magnifying glass out lol
Smawgunner2
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Don't think that species is found in Ohio
Who the heck knows wouldn't be the first time I've had an odd buddy show up at one of my places lol . Like I said I hope I don't see another one but if I do I'll try to catch it instead of smashing it and maybe we can get a better ideaDon't think that species is found in Ohio
I sent it to the OSU spider survey. They'll figure it out.
Smawgunner2
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Yup, still looks like a predead spider to me.Google Lens IDd it correctly. Damn.
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Spider - Metaltella simoni
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My bro, @Fullbore has been an Ironworker for over 30 years and has had several experiences with nasty venomous arachnids over his career. Slept in a room of hotel up in Sandusky Ohio with a brown recluse, killed 13 female black widows nesting in steel beams sent from Bowling Green Ky for a bridge they erected up in Findlay Ohio and a red back spider nested in steel from Missouri for a bridge in Columbus at 270/670 interchange. The red back is mostly from Australia and apparently has found its way on our continent. These lil bastards come across our borders from all sorts of places. I know of several people in Ohio that have been bitten by recluse spiders and had lots of tissue removed at that bite site. Just sayin’.
Brown Recluse
Red Back
We both have black widow video/photos but not somewhere in the bowels of our PC’s. Lol
Brown Recluse
Red Back
We both have black widow video/photos but not somewhere in the bowels of our PC’s. Lol
The first pic of the supposed BR isn’t the best due to the shadow or low light but Ron swears he saw a fiddle and showed this pic to an exterminator who was filling up with gas that morning and he confirmed it was in fact a BR. The amount hairs on the legs makes me wonder some but according to an article I read they do have hair but not spines and I personally can’t tell the difference between the two. Lol