Nature Momma Wolf Spider

Momma Wolf Spider · 10:09 AM

My stepson screamed and came running, and almost crying, said "Big spider!". My wife went to the door and quickly came back and said, "Yeah, BIG spider! You kill it!". Lol.
I opened the front door, and she was still sitting on the threshold waiting to come inside. I wanted to grab my K-5, but I sent it to Sigma to calibrate one of my lenses. Crap! I grabbed my Q and snapped a few photos.
At first, I didn't notice, but on closer inspection, she had baby spiders crawling all over her. Not the best photos, but cool nevertheless.

Of course, I had to cup my hands together, walk in the house and pretend to have the spider in my hands and then "throw" it on my wife. Scream!

Mike

Jean Poitiers · 06-01-2013, 10:25 AM

Not bad ... nice shots, J

**Kerrowdown** · 06-01-2013, 11:41 AM

Originally posted by First Poster

Momma Wolf Spider

I'm quite happy to let the wolves keep this beasties all to themselves.

leptim · 06-01-2013, 01:50 PM

Great capture.

thechumpen · 06-01-2013, 02:15 PM

It's things like that that make me glad to live in England where the fiercest thing we have is an angry hedgehog. Pretty cool pics though, especially when you zoom in to see all of the babies.

daacon · 06-01-2013, 02:18 PM

Outstanding I quite like spiders as they keep the mosquito population down among other things , the wife not so much and we don't get many that big at all. Very cool shot.

vievetrick · 06-02-2013, 04:55 AM

Did you kill it? :-) cool shot - I hate bugs lol

slowpez · 06-02-2013, 07:03 AM

I feel for your wife and if that had been me you would have ended up with rolling pin upside your head. The babies did me in. Just think how many are living in and around your house. I won't be coming to visit anytime soon.

Johan Holmgren · 06-02-2013, 07:46 AM

I can't decide what to think. It's a mother with babies - cute. It's a really big spider with lots of small spiders on - terrifying :-).

Brazeal · 06-02-2013, 03:09 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Not bad ... nice shots, J

Thanks.

Originally posted by kerrowdown

I'm quite happy to let the wolves keep this beasties all to themselves.

Lol!

Originally posted by leptim

Great capture.

Thanks!

Originally posted by thechumpen

It's things like that that make me glad to live in England where the fiercest thing we have is an angry hedgehog. Pretty cool pics though, especially when you zoom in to see all of the babies.

Yeah, seeing a big spider with babies crawling all over it was a first for me. I was very pleasantly surprised to see the babies.

Originally posted by daacon

Outstanding I quite like spiders as they keep the mosquito population down among other things , the wife not so much and we don't get many that big at all. Very cool shot.

Thanks. Yeah, I agree. We only have a few spider species around here that are really dangerous, and the others eat the mosquitoes and flies, so I welcome them (outside of the house).

Originally posted by vievetrick

Did you kill it? :-) cool shot - I hate bugs lol

Lol. No, I picked it up and moved it under a bush in the yard.

Originally posted by slowpez

I feel for your wife and if that had been me you would have ended up with rolling pin upside your head. The babies did me in. Just think how many are living in and around your house. I won't be coming to visit anytime soon.

Haha! Yeah, seeing all of the babies orbiting all around it was freaky. I hope they don't crawl under the door...

Originally posted by Johan Holmgren

I can't decide what to think. It's a mother with babies - cute. It's a really big spider with lots of small spiders on - terrifying :-).

Heh. Yeah, my exact thoughts. Part of me found it very interesting and something you rarely ever get to witness, and then I remember that it was a big damn spider with dozens of soon to be big spiders all over it!

I found this video below when doing a search on wolf spiders. Not many women would do this!

You Tube

pickles · 06-02-2013, 04:21 PM

I'd be VERY frightened if I came across one of those.
Do they bite?
Good image though, Pickles.

Brazeal · 06-03-2013, 08:06 AM

Originally posted by pickles

I'd be VERY frightened if I came across one of those.
Do they bite?
Good image though, Pickles.

Heh. They are not supposed to be aggressive, but they are known to bite if provoked. They are venomous, but the bite is usually just painful.
This one was not aggressive at all and barely moved. I started to pick it up and take a picture on my hand, but then I came to my senses.

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Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,860	Originally posted by First Poster Momma Wolf Spider I'm quite happy to let the wolves keep this beasties all to themselves.

06-01-2013, 01:50 PM	#4
leptim Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fountain, CO Photos: Albums Posts: 611	Great capture.

06-01-2013, 02:15 PM	#5
thechumpen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Middle of England Photos: Albums Posts: 296	It's things like that that make me glad to live in England where the fiercest thing we have is an angry hedgehog. Pretty cool pics though, especially when you zoom in to see all of the babies.

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Outstanding I quite like spiders as they keep the mosquito population down among other things , the wife not so much and we don't get many that big at all. Very cool shot.

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vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,183	Did you kill it? :-) cool shot - I hate bugs lol

06-02-2013, 07:03 AM	#8
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	I feel for your wife and if that had been me you would have ended up with rolling pin upside your head. The babies did me in. Just think how many are living in and around your house. I won't be coming to visit anytime soon.

06-02-2013, 07:46 AM	#9
Johan Holmgren Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Umeå Posts: 103	I can't decide what to think. It's a mother with babies - cute. It's a really big spider with lots of small spiders on - terrifying :-).

06-02-2013, 04:21 PM	#11
pickles Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: melbourne Posts: 937	I'd be VERY frightened if I came across one of those. Do they bite? Good image though, Pickles.

06-03-2013, 08:06 AM	#12
Brazeal Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Forney, TX Posts: 277 Original Poster	Originally posted by pickles I'd be VERY frightened if I came across one of those. Do they bite? Good image though, Pickles. Heh. They are not supposed to be aggressive, but they are known to bite if provoked. They are venomous, but the bite is usually just painful. This one was not aggressive at all and barely moved. I started to pick it up and take a picture on my hand, but then I came to my senses.