i just puked in my mouth

I KNOW RIGHT.
It was like 5 AM and fsdhjksaf ;__;
*clingsto*

Looks like a wolf spider...but the colorations are a little off. Hrm.

Nuuu, I wanted to but..mostly I wanted to run the fuck AWAY.

ooo :o

how big was it?

At LEAST 5 inches long. ;.;

my guess is some kind of garden spider -shot-
-carries you away-

It is a wolf spider: http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/find/spiders/476.htm

Although a rather large specimen if it was 5" long. Most barely reach 2". They are mildly poisonous, but shouldn't cause a problem unless you're allergic to their venom. However, I don't think I'd want to try that with one that size. Heh!

I really don't think that's it :o the body type is different and thissin had these little black spikes on it's legs.

oh..and I live in Missouri? That says it's for Austrailian spiddurrs.

Wolf spiders are found around the world...not just in Australia.

There are variations in coloring and details. But looking at the pattern right behind the head, you can see the same pattern in both spiders. I think the body form is very similar, but the main argument (as I pointed out) is the size is much larger than a typical wolf spider. But, in checking other sources, I find some wolf spiders can reach 5 to 6" across. As there are over 2,000 species of wolf spiders, I still say that's what you have here.

Another source of wolf spider info: http://www.spiderzrule.com/wolf.htm

Aaah.
Well, at least I know what it is now! :D
..but I'm still totally not gonna pet it. x.x;

I don't blame you! :)

I was laying on my side in bed one lazy Saturday morning when I heard this scratching sound behind me. I turned over, and found myself staring into the face of a 2" wolf spider on my pillow about 2 to 3 inches from my head. I don't think I ever got out of bed that fast before or since!

I have a bad history with wolf spiders. I had a couple of run ins. Both when I was four, both while camping. One while I was on the toilet and one on my chest when I woke up on the other occasion x.x Trust me, they're the reason I'm an arachnophobic now.

Unless you know of a different kind of spider that's big, grey, hairy, and has huge black eyes. I refuse to look at links because those yes terrify me

I think they must get pretty freaking huge because we had some in our basement at my old house (like a colony or something @.@ TONS OF THEM) and I found a dead one, once, that was AT LEAST 8" long. SCARIEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN. It looked like it came from another fucking PLANET.

fuck. that.

Bllaahahahaha

Five inches long, uh? That's getting to be a bit big, yeah.....*checks on ruler* Wait, no, really fucking big. I wouldn,t have killed it either and just backed away. XD

What a beautiful spider! I had a book when I was little about come kids and their pet wolf-spider, Wolfie. XD

Was looking through your gallery, cause your art is super cute.


AAAAND then I saw this..... and had to stare in shock. *shudder* I'm horribly arachnophobic, so.. imagining a WOLF spider THAT long.. Oh dear god.. I wouldn't have been able to get within 5 feet of that thing, especially since wolf spiders jump. o______________________o;;;;;;;

I hope you used a rediculous zoom lens, otherwise you're mighty brave....

Hahah, well I caught it and put it in a jar before that 8D
There was also a black widow under the same board so it was like OH FU--OHHHH FUUUUUCKKKKK. xD
And thank you talented lady <3

:O You put that in a jar?? Gah, I seriously would have run.. and there would have been much screaming. But I'm a dork. XD;

Yeah we had a black widow outside my house a couple of months ago .. dragging an egg sack. *gag* Thankfully it was killed, obviously not by me. :P

D'aww you watched me back. <3

Spiders of any kind are freaky to me, but he has kind of a nice face I think. He looks personable, and sort of like he should be wearing a top hat.

I woulda caught both spiders myself. I have caught black widows bare handed before. :3

I wish I hadn't seen this. I'm not going to be able to sleep tonite =[

I grew up in the town that Jeff Daniels is from. The star of Arachnophobia? Yeah, when I was little I thought the movie took place in my town. Scared the shit out of me.

Sweeeeeet.

Lol we have similar spiders in Australia but we nickname them huntsman spiders!:)
We have two in our house at the moment and they're the size of a small dinner plate. Kinda creep me out a night though! *gets freaked out by spiders*

holy fuck

i'd be afraid to try and kill it. O_O

iv found spiders like that befor in our backyard.i poked one with a pine needle and all it did was scooch away slightly.but then im the one who always catchs things and lets them go outside so i might be getting a reputation with them or something...

YOU ARE SO LUCKY! I'm not kidding, it's adorable. <3

OMG WTF.. ;

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I would've cried.