So I was weed eating today and this thing decided to jump out from one of my landscape bricks. After I jumped and screamed like a little girl I ran in and grabbed my camera. I used my 10-20 and got two inches from her face. I think she is a Missouri Tarantula but not a 100%
Yeah, I clicked on the thumbnail and then screamed like a little girl. Yikes. If it had been me, you'd have had to call the paramedics to restart my heart.
ok so after doing some research I think I've determined this is a fully grown giant Wolf Spider . If I were to guess, with her legs extended she was about the circumference of a softball. Her egg sack was about the size of a ping pong ball (wanna guys how many baby spiders are in there!!) In the states, they are non venomous but can bite which will leave puncture holes in your skin.
Great picture. I was thinking Huntsman, but they're not big enough. Definitely good sized egg sac she's guarding / carrying - probably not a time to pester her?!
ok so after doing some research I think I've determined this is a fully grown giant Wolf Spider . If I were to guess, with her legs extended she was about the circumference of a softball. Her egg sack was about the size of a ping pong ball (wanna guys how many baby spiders are in there!!) In the states, they are non venomous but can bite which will leave puncture holes in your skin.
I sure hope you mean the DIAMETER of a softball, LOL. Or, you better call Guinness...
