They get that big in the middle of kansas as well...easy to catch too. I had many many like that as pets as a child. They're not aggressive, and you can tell when they are "mad". I assume that is a female as it is a nice large one. (right before the egg sac they get real big.) LOL@ trying for 5 years...LOL..You should have found them one of the nice centipede's they have in the desert...I have seen them as big as a ruler counting their back 2 legs, and just as wide. They seem to have average size ones on most youtube videos, not the really really big ones.
Lived in Arizona for many decades. The Arizona Blonde Tarantula is amazingly docile. We had many of them around our koi pond. As such, no problems with other insects. We used to feed them crickets if we found them. Whenever they would feel us walking by they would come out of their burros - for “food delivery” :))
I saw my very first and was amazed. This was on a return trip to AZ. It was in our backyard, near it's burrow. I've seen the dark ones but never a blonde. Just beautiful
I rescue spiders when winter hits here in Massachusetts, and I have canned and packaged fresh insects for my reptiles, and I was surprised to find as long as they’re fresh they’ll eat them from tweezer feeding or even by hand. I rescued several orb weavers and a funnel weaver and they’d eat on my hands and come out to greet me. My funnel weaver even laid two clutches of eggs after i rescued her on a freezing November night.
Up here in Minnesota we have a species of policidae affectionately called the daddy long legged spider or cellar spider. I have this friend who had a large female in his basement. He would regularly feed it. These spiders have very tiny bodies with very long legs. Normally very small this queen was absolutely massive. Her abdomen was about the size of a pencil eraser, but her thin legs were nearly as big as a dinner plate. She was a truly impressive beast.
YOU, specifically YOU, are the reason I’ve begun overcoming my lifelong severe arachnophobia… I NEVER thought I would ever be interested in spiders, but your jumping spider video was literally the moment 30 years of paralysis-level panic attacks began to subside… Your passion and love for these animals legitimately changed my life. I literally found myself hoping to see a jumping spider yesterday!!! That’s NEVER HAPPENED! I know you get these comments all the time but I just want you to know I can’t thank you enough. Ever since I was a kid, I would be so afraid of ANY spider regardless of size that I would freeze and start crying in absolute terror, I always hoped I could somehow overcome this fear but I never knew it could actually happen… thank you so much, I suffer with so much anxiety about so many things that having something that doesn’t cause a panic attack anymore is incredible ❤
If any spider would help with that, it would be a jumping spider. They're almost dorky and as far as spiders go, they are the closest to something resembling cute.
@@stevieboymkii totally agree!! I’ve had a little jumping spider that’s made its home on my patio screen door that i see everyday now, pretty sure it’s a female. She’s a tan jumping spider, hopefully some regal ones are scooting around nearby as well :)
I have interacted with 3 of these huge sweeties outside of my house in the past 2 weeks, but they’re black (or very dark brown with no markings.) I was convinced they were tarantulas, but I captured one for a few minutes to get good photos and ID it. They really are docile for such a fearsome exterior. I am getting over my fear of spiders with the help of knowledgeable people like this content creator, so thank you. 🕷️🕸️
As a recovering arachnophobe, I gotta say thanks for what you’re doing. It is helping. I’m a trail runner, and early mornings often mean spider encounters. Recently ran through the web of a huge orb weaver. Normally this would’ve resulted in some panic dancing, but this time a stopped and calmly helped the spider repel down to safety. After it was on its way, I wondered what the hell just happened!? 😂
That doesn't sound very arachnophobic hehe. Personally I'm fine with spiders, I don't consider myself arachnophobic. Seeing them causes no panic. I'll carry them outside by a silk strand, etc. But if they get ON me, unexpectedly, I get a lot less fine in a hurry. More of a 'jump scare' than a spider-specific thing.
@@kathrynck I’m definitely getting a lot better! Can’t blame anyone for a moment of panic when one unexpectedly hitches a ride. I’d like to be cool with a spider being on me, but ain’t there yet.
@@jacobhopkins2739 I'm not convinced that being cool with a spider being 'on you' is "evolutionarily advantageous", hehe. Preferring that anything/everything with venom be at arm's length, isn't necessarily a "phobia" hehe. Although mosquitos kill more humans than anything (disease), and I tend to be more casual about those, so maybe it's a kinda skewed opinion on my part :P
Growing up in AZ. My sister and I used to play with wolf spiders. One of the spiders that didn't scare us and were actually pretty calm. They would just crawl up and down our arms, leaving little strands behind. We thought this all was so amazing. Our yard seemed to be "full" of the wolf spiders.
@@LastEarBender We had a bark scorpion get in the apartment last week (southern TX but from VA) and I regret not catching it and putting it in the woods instead of spraying it. I will catch and release next time. It was my first scorpion that I can seen that wasn't in a zoo.
The comparisons you made between the looks of the Wolf spider and Jumping spiders has instantly made me look at them differently. Keep up the great work Spencer 👍
Many of you might not know, but the word "tarantula" is actually derived from the Italian "tarantella" - kind of national dance, that was believed to cure a person bitten by a large wolf spider (in Europe it's Lycosa, Geolycosa and Hogna), thus originally tarantulas were called large European Lycosidae, but it has migrated to America with first Spanish invaders, who, of course, were unfamiliar with the nuances of spider families, since the only thing that mattered was the spider's size.
Had a huge female as a pet growing up in California. You nailed it, they're genuine sweethearts! I enjoyed her far more than the jumping spiders I had & have encountered, and I loved them! Lol
I'll never forget chasing a wolf spider through the kitchen, when I was a kid. When I caught her, dozens of babies scattered across the floor. I couldn't believe it!
We call them the "Teddy Bear" spider here in Texas. They're pretty chill spiders. The big mamas with babies on their back are kinda creepy looking though.
We have one that comes back every Fall to put her web up on our porch. We’ve made an agreement with her that she can stay as long as she keeps it out of our way of travel. The web is huge and interesting and new each day. Last year we had a new one in the yard under the trees. Greensboro NC
@@awetistic5295 apparently they will also find and collect the little ones if they scatter or fall for some reason. hard not to think of it as sweet knowing that
As someone who used to hike a lot in CA, AZ, and NV mountains, the snakes spiders and scorpions are not the only things that go bump in the night. Depending on where you are you can encounter bears, wild boar, deadly cats like the mountain lion that are man eaters. I know this generation doesn't like guns too much. But hiking around these places, you are NOT the top of the food chain and its pretty dumb to not be armed.
Congrats on finding the spider! I don't think I'll ever look at wolfies as "darling", but they are quite impressive. This one is bigger than what my first tarantula was.
Same here. I thought they were the worst bite of all spiders. I have seen the picture of what he's talking about and I thought a wolf spider did that as well.
When I was a little girl, I was sweeping the porch of our cottage on the Pamlico River in eastern N.C. I ran into a bristly. looking spider which was huge, and I hit it with my broom without thinking. It exploded into hundreds of baby spiders which ran in every direction. That was 70 years ago, and I can still remember how horrified I was!
This was a fantastic video loved it! It so nice to know wolf spiders have a non venomous bite. The little guy was actually cute running on your arm. We came across a brown recluse in the bathroom the other morning. Now that was a bit more scary 😮 Nice to know wolfs are not a threat.
You should be careful, I saw a poisonous camera man just behind you, I am not sure if it was a eastern saddle pack or a western back pack, either way they are every place at night.
There was so much fantastic information in this one and the story was super tight, no wonder this was a hit. That was an absolutely massive spider, I need to see one that large some day. I had no idea that lycotoxin has antimicrobial properties, this was one of your best educational videos in a long time. You're doing a great job fleshing out your character development, you tied in your personal connection to this spider and the journey it took to get there super well. Killin it man!
FINALLY getting to comments, it has been a deluge literally. I was hoping you guys would like this one. Literally learned the anti microbial bit while I was researching in post for this one! I think that’s the fun part, literally learning new stuff while in the production process
I am terrified of spiders but learning more and the distance between us is shorter. I get wolf spiders in my ho. E early fall. Late summer. In NW OREGON.
Biggest spider I ever held here in England was your standard Cardinal house spider. It was huge though, saw it moving across the carpet and thought it was a mouse. I could HEAR it moving, that's how large it was, probably 11-12cm legspan. So I grabbed it, like I grab every spider, and for the first time (and only time) ever, I could feel it BITING MY HAND over and over! Felt like a tiny needle pricking my outer skin. I have tough hands / skin thanks to years of bricklaying and stonemasonry, and it didn't "hurt", but it made me do a jig and feel really uneasy and I was laughing, shouting "STOP IT! SPIDER! QUIT!" as I raced towards the front door to toss it out. Our biggest is the Raft Spider but nobody ever sees them anymore, they are almost extinct due to habitat loss. I think they built some ponds down south to conserve them, in secretive locations. But I think the Cardinals are bigger, but less massive. Perhaps a Raft spider could give a nastier bite. But still, we are lucky here. No dangerous spiders.
I have always been fascinated by the reflective eyes of the spiders hidden amongst the forest as i walk at night. Like little gems sparkling all around me.
I have to say I'm so happy I found your channel. I have been nervous around spiders but after watching you handle just about every one of them, I merely bring them outside if they fall on me or I find them crawling about. Thank you for bringing to light the amazing knowledge and understanding about them all! KEEP ROCKING!
Thank you so much! Honestly I used to be TERRIFIED of them. Came with practice and study, cause I was like hmm, I like insects but spiders freak me out. But they're not that different from insects right? The more I asked questions and just sought answers the less frightening they became.
Awesome video Spencer. I'm afraid of Wolf spiders but I really like them. I didn't know about their bite being antimicrobial. How cool is that? They are very beautiful spiders. Thanks for the info
I'm so glad I found your youtube Channel! I've been scared of Spiders for the longest time and watching these videos and learning about these amazing creatures is not only lifting my fear, but teaching me about how exceptional spiders really are.
Another fantastic spider video, the macro shots of the face are absolutely next level! Really liked the discussion about wolf spider venom, we have so much yet to learn from our hairy little friends.
You are solely responsible for me finally having the courage to handle one of the wolf spiders in the warehouse I work at. Everybody always kills them but I've slowly gotten everyone to see them as friends now (but none of us have held one yet).
I remember me and a coworker rescuing a wolf spider to put safety outside at my old warehouse job. My boss and a bunch of coworkers were freaking out and saying we should kill it. I told them that they can have big harmless spiders around or kill them and live with cockroaches and other pests.
I’m a bit scared of spiders, but I also admire them. They have adapted to so many different environments, and so many way to hunt. Thanks this was great, but terrifying.
Beautiful! As much as I love spiders and have sought them out(casually), I’ve never personally found one even close to that size. Unfortunately, most people don’t tolerate spiders living around them, especially large species. Hoped to come across some tarantulas and others after I moved here, but the biggest spider I’ve found was a male black widow. Not large at all. Maybe I need to go looking at night. 🤷🏻♂️ The neighbors already think I’m a freak, can’t hurt. Thanks for sharing another awesome adventure and another amazing animal, Master Spencer. Cohosts on finding one of your long time goal species!
Steve Irwin significantly touched my life. His passion to share Australia's wildlife left an indelible mark on me. Ever since I was a kid, I've loved all things Australia because of him. Your TH-cam channel makes me feel that same pride, except you're literally showing me my OWN backyard. I never could have imagined the beauty of our wildlife and I appreciate your work in a similar way. Thank you sincerely, this channel gives me a lot of joy.
Wow! I’m a total a arachnophobiac! But, watching your videos? Makes me think that I may be missing something. I love how you make friends with spiders. I love your channel! Thank you so much for what you do!
It's so strange that you had to go to Arizona for a Carolina wolf spider. I live in SC and we get them in our yard all the time. I didn't know they were a rare sight.
As an arachnophobe living in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado (the high desert) it’s nothing to have really big wolf spiders strolling through your house. I have heard something go “bump in the night “ and found a huge wolf spider that fell down the wall to the floor. I have actually heard them hit the floor. They are huge (I guess to my phobic eyes they are gigantic, lol). Love your videos!
@@vhlamingostreamsaudioconte403 I am not a arachnophobe perse but there are some species of spiders that unnerve me... funny part is that the wolf spider is number one on that list. For me the difference between the cuteness of the jumping spider and the uncannyness of the wolf spider is that the wolf spider resembles a weirdly deformed human skull with huge dead eyes (at least for me). The jumping spider on the other hand has not such a resemblance to my brain and as such is seen as cute and not at all unnerving. Don't ask why but it's just like that
@@2-_-V-_-.2 There's two spiders I am scared of, orb weaver spider and ogre spider (deinopidae); but all the other spiders seem elegant for me. They aren't ugly or disproportionate
@@vhlamingostreamsaudioconte403The one's you listed are on my list and I don't see them as ugly too. But there is this uncanny feeling when you look them in their eyes. I think you get my point right there
Ever since I fell in love with the Jumping Spider, I have been taking a longer look at other arachnids. This Carolina Wolf Spider is an incredible animal! That Blonde Desert Tarantula is also very interesting. The whole Spider or Arachnid species are so amazing, because they are so insect like but are animals, a kind of Hybrid between the animal kingdom and the insect kingdom. Very interesting indeed!
Insects are animals, too. But you are right that large arachnids line up with our sense of what an "animal" is, whereas most people think of insects as more or less background noise, except when they become (or are seen as) pests. It's a shame most people never get to know those tiny animals -- insects are fascinating creatures deserving every bit of respect as animals we share this planet with. Inverts deserve a lot of love, too :)
If that’s the biggest wolf spider in North America then the ones in my area must be second largest cuz we have some HUGE wolf spiders here in NY and Iv found them in the kitchen sink before and I swear they were almost as big as this. Like mind blowing large to where you feel like you’re seeing things. I had one crawl across my kitchen floor one year and out of the corner of my eye I actually thought it was a mouse that’s how big and fast it was
I have one, of these exact spiders as a pet, and they actually CURED me of my fear of spiders. You mentioned the exact reason: Those worried/silly little faces. It took a while but they really do chip away at that fear till its gone! Did you mention what happens with the spider lings? That's a whole "thing" of its own. Imagine shining your light and seeing a disco ball... with legs! ;)
There is nothing wrong with having a fear of spiders. It's actually a basic instinct of humans to be startled by spiders. It's a defense mechanism of ours since some spiders are poisonous and can cause serious, potentially deadly harm.
So cool that you finally met a favorite spider-friend. Mine is _Argiope aurantia_ (Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Writing Spider, etc.) -- which is far easier to find where I live. I even had one set up a web on my second-floor bedroom window several summers ago! Another one set up shop on our upstairs balcony a couple of years later, when I was growing a whole bunch of potted chili peppers there. Every time I came near she'd start her defensive dance, madly oscillating on her web!
Gotta admit- I love wolf spiders. I won't handle them (yet), but I'm just fascinated by them. Especially when you see one at night with babies, and you see the eye shine from all of them at once when you use a flashlight. I was going to ask about the difference between that and a Hogna, but it IS a Hogna wolf spider. And you had to go from Carolina to Arizona to get a Carolina Wolf spider. Neat ;)
so how come we have that spider in n.z its the fastest spider I have ever seen , the one I saw was a similar size sprinted across our sawdust pile which is 6 metres across in about 4 seconds it was grey white in colour though.
That's a very charming tarantula, such a beautiful guy! I also love the wolf spider's grumpy facial expression with the big eyes. It's weirdly adorable.
A very beautiful wolf spider for sure :D And that Tarantula in the beginning was so beautiful. I wish we had such spiders here in Germany, but sadly, we don't. But I still appreciate the spiders we have here as well :3 You should come to Madeira. I have heard that the biggest wolf spider (Hogna ingens) in the world is living there ;)
Had a wolf spider slightly larger than this guy run down a wall right infront of my face IN MY BEDROOM back in November 2016. I lived in the NW Suburbs of Chicago so I don’t know if it was someone’s escaped pet that somehow managed to survive or if we just get em this big up here in some rare cases. Either way… spiderman found his way into the wrong primate’s home.
I love wolf spiders........I can't abide them in my house. I almost always kill them. I try to catch them and take them outside. It usually doesn't work that way. I don't want wolf spider babies all over my house. Jumping spiders live rent free, I just worry about them. (for their safety)
I hate to disappoint you buddy, but that thing is a baby compared to the one I once saw in my grandparents home. It was 2003, my dad and I were renovating his parents 138 year old house settled in a small Virginia town called Culpeper. It was a major renovation project with us starting by upgrading the kitchen first. We had taken out the old sink leaving behind a huge opening to the outside in the process. It stayed that way for several days until the new sink arrived. Upon installment my mom did the honors of doing the dishes that night in a brand new sink. She was there for an hour when suddenly she gave out a horrid scream and cry for help. I ran to the kitchen..."It's a spider! a huge spider!" she said. Thinking she panicking over a little spider I asked where it was..."Underneath the sink" she said. I knelt down to investigate and came face to face with the great granddaddy of all wolf spiders...I mean this thing was the size of my face! It scared me to death! I had seen some big one before, ones the size of my palm but this one could have literally killed and rat easily if it so desired. I never knew they could get that big. If you're ever interested in finding one head to the mountains of Shennandoah. Best of luck!
Willing to bet that what you came across, was not a wolf spider, but a Fishing Spider. They resemble Wolf spiders, but are far bigger. I have come across ones in North and South Carolina, that were the size of my hand.
Saw a similar wolf once that i'll never forget. Live in st.louis and we have no tarantulas here, my cousin had a garage down in the woods I was helping clear out and we found a wolf that had the body size of a grown man's fist. I've seen big wolf's before but that was huge and must of been feeding on mice or whatever.
I have Rabid Wold Spiders make their way into my home about once a week, and the more and more I capture them and take them outside, the more I notice all of their comedic nuances. One night one popped up next to my foot and I screamed. The spider actually jumped when I screamed. I could not stop laughing after that.
Got my toddler to sleep and was just laying here for a few minutes to make sure she wasnt gonna wake up b4 i left the room. I clicked on this video. And got sucked into watching it. And as he was holding the spider and talking about it, my child moved her arm in her sleep and lightly raked her fingers across my back... I almost came out of my own skin 😂😂😂 Because in that moment there was no doubt in my mind that it was in fact the Carolina Wolf Spider.
I'm pretty sure I saw a Carolina Wolf Spider in the Sierra Nevada Mountains camping once. It was right after I heard some story about an exotic tarantula that lived above 6,000' so I thought it was one of those. Upon further research, there are no tarantula species that live in my area. And this thing was probably about as big as the palm of my hand.
Any spider that enters my Zone of Awareness faces immediate termination. Any spider larger than a quarter-dollar faces immediate Æxterminatus with unrelenting pursuit and ultimate prejudice. Any spider the size of my hand or larger *eats 12-gauge 00 buckshot.* *No exceptions.*
That's a huge f'n wolf spider. Had no idea they got that large. Thanks. Note--juvenile rattle snakes are potentially worse than adults. They don't conserve their venom so just inject what they can.
Spiders, especially the large and fast house spiders that like to hide behind closets and in toilets, are the single creatures I'm most afraid of as a kid, traumatized by some unpleasant experiences with them in my childhood. Now as a middle-ager I still can't get over my fear of them, despite knowing that they're actually good insects to have around, that some people even keep them as house pets to help kill other pests like cockroaches. I watch and subscribe to this channel in hopes that by seeing how you deal with spiders, maybe someday I might convince myself that they're cute and need not be afraid of them.
In Hawaii we have Cane Spiders which are similar. I used to kill them when I found them in my place, because it was a shock seeing them when unexpected. I feel bad about that now and haven't killed them for a while now.
I found one of these guys in my kitchen about 10 years ago. Definitely a sweetheart. But alas, I showed him the door and escorted him (safely and gently) back outside into the great Mojave Desert.
QUESTION: Do large spiders like this live in Michigan? I recently was mowing the yard near a property line where there are very large 12' tall to 14' tall phragmites. I swear I saw something very large moving that was a similar color to this wolf spider. About 30 years ago I saw a HUGE spider on a cinder block. This spider was in the shape of an "X" with four HUGE legs, and also an "x" with four smaller legs. I looked up pictures over the years. I "think" it may have been a "Grass Spider." But, I have never seen another spider of that type or that size ever again. The one I recently saw was different; if it was a spider it was thicker and deeper and browner.
That is the lightest female I've ever seen. I have them ALL OVER MY BACKYARD and catch them all the time usually I kill them and mod podge them or turn them into art. I have male and females literally hundreds thriving as large as that, we don't go out back at night without shoes I watch them hunt frogs and the frogs hunt them I actually have photos and videos also one of a mouse I put near a large females hole and she straight snatched that sucker and drug him far down in her hole. Also I got bit by one not too long ago it did kinda get infected but that was most likely due to the sweat and dirt I had all over me not too mention poison oak! I very much admire them they r fascinating!
Hello, for a more effective reflection detection technique have your light source next to your eyes, I did this in my back yard one night and my yard lit up like a starry night sky.
0:26 "wasteland?" excuse you, there are clearly multiple species each of cacti grasses and shrubs in that shot! just vibing together, not a cell phone in sight!
Finding some catlike behaviors has helped me be less afraid of spiders… not completely curing my fear of them but it’s enough that I don’t get paranoid when I see one. Been having a bug problem so having some eight legged predators to hunt them would help… The faces still shoot my blood pressure through the roof.
Wolfies are super cool. Never kill always take them outside. Super rare these days in the city now that there's so much poison control on properties. I used to see them weekly.
Okay so I have this spider that is in my state I live in Illinois and it's a spider that's pretty chunky but yet small and is all black with a white triangle on it's back a it has white on its legs I for the life of me cant find out its species I've looked everywhere any info will be appreciated
Love wolf spiders, but fo sho...they are so so fast, kinda freaks me out! She's a Beauty 😍. Can't wait for you to find that six eyed sand spidey...ahhhhh!!
That thumbnail looks like a little body builder spider!😂 The wolf spider has always been the one that creeps me out the most. I have no idea why; the tarantula doesn't even creep me out that much. I always look forward to your videos and so happy to see your channel grow! Deservingly so! Dont forget us little people once you get famous!😉
We have large wolf spiders here in Georgia. I was out weed-eating a ditch one front of a friend's house, and I noticed that I had stirred some up. Then I started looking around, and there were *thousands* of them all around. The ditch was right next to a hay field, so I hopped the fence and sure enough, thousands and thousands of wolf spiders. I'd love to know why they were all gathered like that.
Fascinating video but have to admit it's challenging to see you touching them. Another recovering arachnophobe, I still get clammy when catching and releasing even small ones. At least I've made it that far; I have no plans to go any further. It was miraculous to finally comprehend that they were not after me. I remain fascinated though, and love to learn about them. And yes, the wolf spider has a very cute face thank the stars.
Wolfies are indeed little sweeties once they get to know you. It's crazy how many spiders can be. I watched this video and am typing this comment with an unidentified North American Agelenid comfortably clinging to the top of my thumb. She's so friendly that if I'm not careful she will probably start making herself a new web in my hand. I have a short uploaded of her doing before lol.
Congrats I love this divine creature as much as my beloved jumping spiders - of which there’s never enough in my house the season seems short for them thanks for all your hard work and enthusiasm I loved the tarantula too.
I'm in love with you and your video! I've always loved wolfies and people have always thought I'm nuts. I'm a Pre-K teacher and have teach my kiddos to respect the spiders and bugs that enter our room. In the Spring, we get lots of wolf spiders and all my students think they're "Charlotte" from Charlotte's Web. They will even catch them without fear. Love your video, looking forward to seeing more! ❤
GREAT COMMENTARY ❤️ I've always heard the opposite of the wolf spider that it was an aggressive spider and will bite very hard. It's nice to see someone giving these creatures some good press for a change. Very informative
In the mid 90’s in Ohio I was removing some old plywood in the woods behind my house. I lifted up a panel and there was a HUGHE wolf spider with a white ball of eggs held in its back legs. My son grabbed a glass jar and I slammed it over the spider. That mom spider lunged at me from inside the jar! I heard a clinking sound of its fangs hit the glass jar! I swear I could hear that spider growl at me. It was soooo pissed! I had nightmares of that arachnid 😳😱
@@wyatt92563 Like he mentioned, They aren't usually aggressive unless threatened, but if you have cats, ect.. Then they get threatened pretty easily. So immediate extermination is usually a must. We live in basically a giant corn field. Most of the County is also nothing but corn fields. Critters of all sorts are extremely common.
I’m most amazed that the Tarantula and Wolf Spider were so docile and willing to hang out on your hands. I would have thought they would be darting away.
Your video popped up on my google while I was searching for something non spider related 😂. Cool video! Good to know the wolf spider isn’t dangerous cause I see them in my yard all the time. When I’m in the yard with a flashlight I can see eyes glowing and that’s how I know where they are. I recently moved to NC.
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Finally got the wolf spider I've wanted to see for AGES! What's next? Let me know in the comments!
I’d love to see some wild arboreal tarantulas. The “poki” spiders are my favorite. The Poecilotheria Metallica!
Dude when i was little we used to have these spiders under our coffee tables with egg sacks… don’t know anything else about em besides they’re common.
Ogre spider im begging- The one spider species i'm still truly terrified of
as someone else said some arboreal tarantulas would also be great :D
A calommata signata would be interesting to see more of, they have pretty large fangs.
They get that big in the middle of kansas as well...easy to catch too. I had many many like that as pets as a child. They're not aggressive, and you can tell when they are "mad". I assume that is a female as it is a nice large one. (right before the egg sac they get real big.) LOL@ trying for 5 years...LOL..You should have found them one of the nice centipede's they have in the desert...I have seen them as big as a ruler counting their back 2 legs, and just as wide. They seem to have average size ones on most youtube videos, not the really really big ones.
Lived in Arizona for many decades. The Arizona Blonde Tarantula is amazingly docile. We had many of them around our koi pond. As such, no problems with other insects. We used to feed them crickets if we found them. Whenever they would feel us walking by they would come out of their burros - for “food delivery” :))
I love this
I saw my very first and was amazed. This was on a return trip to AZ. It was in our backyard, near it's burrow. I've seen the dark ones but never a blonde. Just beautiful
OMG I feed squirrels and you feed taranchulas... 😲
I rescue spiders when winter hits here in Massachusetts, and I have canned and packaged fresh insects for my reptiles, and I was surprised to find as long as they’re fresh they’ll eat them from tweezer feeding or even by hand. I rescued several orb weavers and a funnel weaver and they’d eat on my hands and come out to greet me. My funnel weaver even laid two clutches of eggs after i rescued her on a freezing November night.
Up here in Minnesota we have a species of policidae affectionately called the daddy long legged spider or cellar spider.
I have this friend who had a large female in his basement. He would regularly feed it. These spiders have very tiny bodies with very long legs. Normally very small this queen was absolutely massive. Her abdomen was about the size of a pencil eraser, but her thin legs were nearly as big as a dinner plate.
She was a truly impressive beast.
YOU, specifically YOU, are the reason I’ve begun overcoming my lifelong severe arachnophobia… I NEVER thought I would ever be interested in spiders, but your jumping spider video was literally the moment 30 years of paralysis-level panic attacks began to subside… Your passion and love for these animals legitimately changed my life. I literally found myself hoping to see a jumping spider yesterday!!! That’s NEVER HAPPENED! I know you get these comments all the time but I just want you to know I can’t thank you enough. Ever since I was a kid, I would be so afraid of ANY spider regardless of size that I would freeze and start crying in absolute terror, I always hoped I could somehow overcome this fear but I never knew it could actually happen… thank you so much, I suffer with so much anxiety about so many things that having something that doesn’t cause a panic attack anymore is incredible ❤
If any spider would help with that, it would be a jumping spider. They're almost dorky and as far as spiders go, they are the closest to something resembling cute.
@@stevieboymkii totally agree!! I’ve had a little jumping spider that’s made its home on my patio screen door that i see everyday now, pretty sure it’s a female. She’s a tan jumping spider, hopefully some regal ones are scooting around nearby as well :)
Jumping spiders are the cutest of them for sure lol
Dude you have gotten so much better with the camera and photography. The editing is so professional. Im surprised animal planet hasnt hit you up.
Thank you so much! Maybe I’ll work with them one day! (That would be so cool, animal planet reps if you’re reading this hit me up)
He definitely has only gotten better right. I enjoy his (your) childlike curiosity and passion. It reminds me of Steve in some ways. 😊
If I wasn't lazy ide make a fake TH-cam and pretend to be them in the comment section
@@dillonbledsoe7680 😂
Probably because his focus is on the actual animals instead of the typical global warming climate change garbage
I have interacted with 3 of these huge sweeties outside of my house in the past 2 weeks, but they’re black (or very dark brown with no markings.) I was convinced they were tarantulas, but I captured one for a few minutes to get good photos and ID it. They really are docile for such a fearsome exterior. I am getting over my fear of spiders with the help of knowledgeable people like this content creator, so thank you. 🕷️🕸️
I got the big black ones patrolling my yards, I call em tarantulas Get Away From the Whacker .
As a recovering arachnophobe, I gotta say thanks for what you’re doing. It is helping. I’m a trail runner, and early mornings often mean spider encounters. Recently ran through the web of a huge orb weaver. Normally this would’ve resulted in some panic dancing, but this time a stopped and calmly helped the spider repel down to safety. After it was on its way, I wondered what the hell just happened!? 😂
That doesn't sound very arachnophobic hehe.
Personally I'm fine with spiders, I don't consider myself arachnophobic. Seeing them causes no panic. I'll carry them outside by a silk strand, etc.
But if they get ON me, unexpectedly, I get a lot less fine in a hurry. More of a 'jump scare' than a spider-specific thing.
@@kathrynck I’m definitely getting a lot better! Can’t blame anyone for a moment of panic when one unexpectedly hitches a ride. I’d like to be cool with a spider being on me, but ain’t there yet.
Spiders are so cool If you live in the mountains or in the country.... you'll get used to them...
Or a basement. The Giant House Spiders should pay some of my rent! @@abbyt4713
@@jacobhopkins2739 I'm not convinced that being cool with a spider being 'on you' is "evolutionarily advantageous", hehe.
Preferring that anything/everything with venom be at arm's length, isn't necessarily a "phobia" hehe.
Although mosquitos kill more humans than anything (disease), and I tend to be more casual about those, so maybe it's a kinda skewed opinion on my part :P
Growing up in AZ. My sister and I used to play with wolf spiders.
One of the spiders that didn't scare us and were actually pretty calm.
They would just crawl up and down our arms, leaving little strands behind.
We thought this all was so amazing.
Our yard seemed to be "full" of the wolf spiders.
My yard is full of cockroaches and wolf spiders 😭, why do the wolf spiders don't eat all the cockroaches? 💀
Got a lot of them here in Florida aswell get pretty big not sure that big tho
@fenrirgg my bark scorpion population keeps the population of everything else to a minimum - they're dreadfully effective
@@LastEarBender We had a bark scorpion get in the apartment last week (southern TX but from VA) and I regret not catching it and putting it in the woods instead of spraying it. I will catch and release next time. It was my first scorpion that I can seen that wasn't in a zoo.
@@fenrirggIt's in the same sense that we love buffets but we can't eat all the food.
The comparisons you made between the looks of the Wolf spider and Jumping spiders has instantly made me look at them differently. Keep up the great work Spencer 👍
Many of you might not know, but the word "tarantula" is actually derived from the Italian "tarantella" - kind of national dance, that was believed to cure a person bitten by a large wolf spider (in Europe it's Lycosa, Geolycosa and Hogna), thus originally tarantulas were called large European Lycosidae, but it has migrated to America with first Spanish invaders, who, of course, were unfamiliar with the nuances of spider families, since the only thing that mattered was the spider's size.
VERY COOL COMMENT!❤
Had a huge female as a pet growing up in California. You nailed it, they're genuine sweethearts! I enjoyed her far more than the jumping spiders I had & have encountered, and I loved them! Lol
I'll never forget chasing a wolf spider through the kitchen, when I was a kid. When I caught her, dozens of babies scattered across the floor. I couldn't believe it!
Way more than a couple dozen babies
@@nicks7835coming here to say this, more like what seems to be 100’s!!!
We call them the "Teddy Bear" spider here in Texas. They're pretty chill spiders. The big mamas with babies on their back are kinda creepy looking though.
Yeah the weird way the babies move can be a bit off putting. But I agree- other than the busy moms they’re total teddy bears
It looks kind of creepy, but it's pretty heartwearming when you think about it. Those mommas really give their all for the little ones.
We have one that comes back every Fall to put her web up on our porch. We’ve made an agreement with her that she can stay as long as she keeps it out of our way of travel. The web is huge and interesting and new each day. Last year we had a new one in the yard under the trees. Greensboro NC
@@awetistic5295 apparently they will also find and collect the little ones if they scatter or fall for some reason. hard not to think of it as sweet knowing that
She loves her babies ??
As someone who used to hike a lot in CA, AZ, and NV mountains, the snakes spiders and scorpions are not the only things that go bump in the night. Depending on where you are you can encounter bears, wild boar, deadly cats like the mountain lion that are man eaters. I know this generation doesn't like guns too much. But hiking around these places, you are NOT the top of the food chain and its pretty dumb to not be armed.
Congrats on finding the spider! I don't think I'll ever look at wolfies as "darling", but they are quite impressive. This one is bigger than what my first tarantula was.
Wolf spiders are the best. They work for their meals, running down their prey. That is a great one. Thanks for sharing.
They also eat all the dangerous spiders. I have a lot of wolf spiders around my house and they are always eating the unwanted bugs so that’s nice.
I wish he had discussed their website or lack of a web? Cool video though! 👀
They also carry their babies on their backs and will run around to find them if they lose them. As a mom, I have to respect that.
the info about the wolf spider bite being anti microbial is actually insane! I always thought they were extremely dangerous
Same here. I thought they were the worst bite of all spiders. I have seen the picture of what he's talking about and I thought a wolf spider did that as well.
Compared with The Sydney Funnel Web Spiders,they are puppy dog's!!
TRUE THAT! when i go there ill be sure to put my shoes into some sealed Tupper ware @@MrBlessed70
Yup! I actually learned it while researching for this video and knew I needed to include it!
Besides infections a lot of the people have mistaken spider bites of both the wolf spiders and hobo spiders with those of the brown recluse spider.
When I was a little girl, I was sweeping the porch of our cottage on the Pamlico River in eastern N.C. I ran into a bristly. looking spider which was huge, and I hit it with my broom without thinking. It exploded into hundreds of baby spiders which ran in every direction. That was 70 years ago, and I can still remember how horrified I was!
This was a fantastic video loved it! It so nice to know wolf spiders have a non venomous bite. The little guy was actually cute running on your arm. We came across a brown recluse in the bathroom the other morning. Now that was a bit more scary 😮 Nice to know wolfs are not a threat.
They can bite it can be quite painful depending on whether or not you have any reaction with there bite
You should be careful, I saw a poisonous camera man just behind you, I am not sure if it was a eastern saddle pack or a western back pack, either way they are every place at night.
Can't stop itching myself every time I watch one of these vids 😂
😅😅 Me too! LOL
There was so much fantastic information in this one and the story was super tight, no wonder this was a hit. That was an absolutely massive spider, I need to see one that large some day. I had no idea that lycotoxin has antimicrobial properties, this was one of your best educational videos in a long time. You're doing a great job fleshing out your character development, you tied in your personal connection to this spider and the journey it took to get there super well. Killin it man!
FINALLY getting to comments, it has been a deluge literally. I was hoping you guys would like this one. Literally learned the anti microbial bit while I was researching in post for this one! I think that’s the fun part, literally learning new stuff while in the production process
I am terrified of spiders but learning more and the distance between us is shorter. I get wolf spiders in my ho. E early fall. Late summer. In NW OREGON.
Biggest spider I ever held here in England was your standard Cardinal house spider. It was huge though, saw it moving across the carpet and thought it was a mouse. I could HEAR it moving, that's how large it was, probably 11-12cm legspan. So I grabbed it, like I grab every spider, and for the first time (and only time) ever, I could feel it BITING MY HAND over and over! Felt like a tiny needle pricking my outer skin. I have tough hands / skin thanks to years of bricklaying and stonemasonry, and it didn't "hurt", but it made me do a jig and feel really uneasy and I was laughing, shouting "STOP IT! SPIDER! QUIT!" as I raced towards the front door to toss it out.
Our biggest is the Raft Spider but nobody ever sees them anymore, they are almost extinct due to habitat loss. I think they built some ponds down south to conserve them, in secretive locations. But I think the Cardinals are bigger, but less massive. Perhaps a Raft spider could give a nastier bite. But still, we are lucky here. No dangerous spiders.
I have always been fascinated by the reflective eyes of the spiders hidden amongst the forest as i walk at night. Like little gems sparkling all around me.
My backyard looks like that. It's covered in tiny gems of light at night. It's covered in wolf spiders.
Female wolf spiders have the most adorable faces ever.
Another gem buddy looking forward to the next beautiful creatures video ❤
Thank you!
0:59 The camo on that Wolf spider is next level!
You mention giant fangs, and I'm just like 'awww but so fuzzy, and look it that face!' Spiders can be so cute ❤
They really can be. Jumpers, these guys and ogre faced spiders have the best faces
I have to say I'm so happy I found your channel. I have been nervous around spiders but after watching you handle just about every one of them, I merely bring them outside if they fall on me or I find them crawling about. Thank you for bringing to light the amazing knowledge and understanding about them all! KEEP ROCKING!
Thank you so much! Honestly I used to be TERRIFIED of them. Came with practice and study, cause I was like hmm, I like insects but spiders freak me out. But they're not that different from insects right? The more I asked questions and just sought answers the less frightening they became.
Awesome video Spencer. I'm afraid of Wolf spiders but I really like them. I didn't know about their bite being antimicrobial. How cool is that? They are very beautiful spiders. Thanks for the info
Honestly, I don’t want to see any spider. I’m just trying to cure my arachnophobia. These videos help with the desensitization. 🙏🏼
You're doing great!
I'm so glad I found your youtube Channel! I've been scared of Spiders for the longest time and watching these videos and learning about these amazing creatures is not only lifting my fear, but teaching me about how exceptional spiders really are.
Not me,still my greatest fear. I would run thru a pit of snakes to escape a spider hahahaha
Another fantastic spider video, the macro shots of the face are absolutely next level! Really liked the discussion about wolf spider venom, we have so much yet to learn from our hairy little friends.
You are solely responsible for me finally having the courage to handle one of the wolf spiders in the warehouse I work at. Everybody always kills them but I've slowly gotten everyone to see them as friends now (but none of us have held one yet).
Hey you’re doing great! Don’t give me all the credit, you crushed your fear. I’m proud of you.
I remember me and a coworker rescuing a wolf spider to put safety outside at my old warehouse job. My boss and a bunch of coworkers were freaking out and saying we should kill it. I told them that they can have big harmless spiders around or kill them and live with cockroaches and other pests.
I’m a bit scared of spiders, but I also admire them. They have adapted to so many different environments, and so many way to hunt. Thanks this was great, but terrifying.
Yeah me too, but i still like them. I don't want to touch them but they are very important and interesting nonetheless.
Beautiful! As much as I love spiders and have sought them out(casually), I’ve never personally found one even close to that size. Unfortunately, most people don’t tolerate spiders living around them, especially large species. Hoped to come across some tarantulas and others after I moved here, but the biggest spider I’ve found was a male black widow. Not large at all. Maybe I need to go looking at night. 🤷🏻♂️ The neighbors already think I’m a freak, can’t hurt.
Thanks for sharing another awesome adventure and another amazing animal, Master Spencer. Cohosts on finding one of your long time goal species!
Yeah get a nice flashlight and do some night hunting, you’ll get some cool stuff no problem. Thanks so much as always, this one really was special.
Steve Irwin significantly touched my life. His passion to share Australia's wildlife left an indelible mark on me. Ever since I was a kid, I've loved all things Australia because of him. Your TH-cam channel makes me feel that same pride, except you're literally showing me my OWN backyard. I never could have imagined the beauty of our wildlife and I appreciate your work in a similar way. Thank you sincerely, this channel gives me a lot of joy.
Not sure I could ever call it cute, but a fantastic and informative video, thank you for making it.
Glad you enjoyed! They’re definitely an acquired taste that’s for sure
Wow! I’m a total a arachnophobiac! But, watching your videos? Makes me think that I may be missing something. I love how you make friends with spiders. I love your channel! Thank you so much for what you do!
It's so strange that you had to go to Arizona for a Carolina wolf spider. I live in SC and we get them in our yard all the time. I didn't know they were a rare sight.
Yeah, right? They're not hard to find here in the fall!
That's fine if they're few and far between in SC🤞
As an arachnophobe living in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado (the high desert) it’s nothing to have really big wolf spiders strolling through your house. I have heard something go “bump in the night “ and found a huge wolf spider that fell down the wall to the floor. I have actually heard them hit the floor. They are huge (I guess to my phobic eyes they are gigantic, lol). Love your videos!
Yikes!
I really can't understand what makes spiders so scary for you guys
@@vhlamingostreamsaudioconte403 I am not a arachnophobe perse but there are some species of spiders that unnerve me... funny part is that the wolf spider is number one on that list. For me the difference between the cuteness of the jumping spider and the uncannyness of the wolf spider is that the wolf spider resembles a weirdly deformed human skull with huge dead eyes (at least for me). The jumping spider on the other hand has not such a resemblance to my brain and as such is seen as cute and not at all unnerving. Don't ask why but it's just like that
@@2-_-V-_-.2 There's two spiders I am scared of, orb weaver spider and ogre spider (deinopidae); but all the other spiders seem elegant for me. They aren't ugly or disproportionate
@@vhlamingostreamsaudioconte403The one's you listed are on my list and I don't see them as ugly too. But there is this uncanny feeling when you look them in their eyes. I think you get my point right there
You're underappreciated man, you deserve way more subs.
0:05 If Lemmy is gong to tell us then at least tell us who Lemmy is.
Ever since I fell in love with the Jumping Spider, I have been taking a longer look at other arachnids. This Carolina Wolf Spider is an incredible animal! That Blonde Desert Tarantula is also very interesting. The whole Spider or Arachnid species are so amazing, because they are so insect like but are animals, a kind of Hybrid between the animal kingdom and the insect kingdom. Very interesting indeed!
Insects are animals, too. But you are right that large arachnids line up with our sense of what an "animal" is, whereas most people think of insects as more or less background noise, except when they become (or are seen as) pests. It's a shame most people never get to know those tiny animals -- insects are fascinating creatures deserving every bit of respect as animals we share this planet with.
Inverts deserve a lot of love, too :)
If that’s the biggest wolf spider in North America then the ones in my area must be second largest cuz we have some HUGE wolf spiders here in NY and Iv found them in the kitchen sink before and I swear they were almost as big as this. Like mind blowing large to where you feel like you’re seeing things.
I had one crawl across my kitchen floor one year and out of the corner of my eye I actually thought it was a mouse that’s how big and fast it was
I have one, of these exact spiders as a pet, and they actually CURED me of my fear of spiders. You mentioned the exact reason: Those worried/silly little faces. It took a while but they really do chip away at that fear till its gone!
Did you mention what happens with the spider lings? That's a whole "thing" of its own. Imagine shining your light and seeing a disco ball... with legs! ;)
There is nothing wrong with having a fear of spiders. It's actually a basic instinct of humans to be startled by spiders. It's a defense mechanism of ours since some spiders are poisonous and can cause serious, potentially deadly harm.
Brings me back to my days studying lycosids... Lots of passion and nostalgia for these beauties
So cool that you finally met a favorite spider-friend. Mine is _Argiope aurantia_ (Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Writing Spider, etc.) -- which is far easier to find where I live. I even had one set up a web on my second-floor bedroom window several summers ago! Another one set up shop on our upstairs balcony a couple of years later, when I was growing a whole bunch of potted chili peppers there. Every time I came near she'd start her defensive dance, madly oscillating on her web!
Love Argiopes! Beautiful creatures
“Arizona is famous for its venomous reptiles”
Meanwhile me watching from Australia “haha that’s cute”
You flexing? You have Crocodile Dundee, we have John Wick.
Gotta admit- I love wolf spiders. I won't handle them (yet), but I'm just fascinated by them. Especially when you see one at night with babies, and you see the eye shine from all of them at once when you use a flashlight. I was going to ask about the difference between that and a Hogna, but it IS a Hogna wolf spider. And you had to go from Carolina to Arizona to get a Carolina Wolf spider. Neat ;)
so how come we have that spider in n.z its the fastest spider I have ever seen , the one I saw was a similar size sprinted across our sawdust pile which is 6 metres across in about 4 seconds it was grey white in colour though.
That's a very charming tarantula, such a beautiful guy! I also love the wolf spider's grumpy facial expression with the big eyes. It's weirdly adorable.
A very beautiful wolf spider for sure :D And that Tarantula in the beginning was so beautiful. I wish we had such spiders here in Germany, but sadly, we don't. But I still appreciate the spiders we have here as well :3 You should come to Madeira. I have heard that the biggest wolf spider (Hogna ingens) in the world is living there ;)
I love how the spider looked into the camera. I thought it was adorable.
Had a wolf spider slightly larger than this guy run down a wall right infront of my face IN MY BEDROOM back in November 2016. I lived in the NW Suburbs of Chicago so I don’t know if it was someone’s escaped pet that somehow managed to survive or if we just get em this big up here in some rare cases. Either way… spiderman found his way into the wrong primate’s home.
It's always a treat to watch you handle the animals in your videos.
That care and thoughtfulness is unmatched, and I really love that.
Thank you so much! I really do try my best.
@@MyWildBackyard And we do appreciate that a lot.
I love wolf spiders........I can't abide them in my house. I almost always kill them. I try to catch them and take them outside. It usually doesn't work that way.
I don't want wolf spider babies all over my house.
Jumping spiders live rent free, I just worry about them. (for their safety)
I hate to disappoint you buddy, but that thing is a baby compared to the one I once saw in my grandparents home. It was 2003, my dad and I were renovating his parents 138 year old house settled in a small Virginia town called Culpeper. It was a major renovation project with us starting by upgrading the kitchen first. We had taken out the old sink leaving behind a huge opening to the outside in the process. It stayed that way for several days until the new sink arrived. Upon installment my mom did the honors of doing the dishes that night in a brand new sink. She was there for an hour when suddenly she gave out a horrid scream and cry for help. I ran to the kitchen..."It's a spider! a huge spider!" she said. Thinking she panicking over a little spider I asked where it was..."Underneath the sink" she said. I knelt down to investigate and came face to face with the great granddaddy of all wolf spiders...I mean this thing was the size of my face! It scared me to death! I had seen some big one before, ones the size of my palm but this one could have literally killed and rat easily if it so desired. I never knew they could get that big. If you're ever interested in finding one head to the mountains of Shennandoah. Best of luck!
So, what did you do with it?
yeah, the one and only time i ever saw one, it was huge, bigger than my hand, in tennessee. i didnt know they existed before that.
Willing to bet that what you came across, was not a wolf spider, but a Fishing Spider. They resemble Wolf spiders, but are far bigger. I have come across ones in North and South Carolina, that were the size of my hand.
Saw a similar wolf once that i'll never forget. Live in st.louis and we have no tarantulas here, my cousin had a garage down in the woods I was helping clear out and we found a wolf that had the body size of a grown man's fist. I've seen big wolf's before but that was huge and must of been feeding on mice or whatever.
Beautiful spider!
The big eyes, good overall proportions and also the fat fangs❤
I can't resist how cute wolf spiders are
I have Rabid Wold Spiders make their way into my home about once a week, and the more and more I capture them and take them outside, the more I notice all of their comedic nuances. One night one popped up next to my foot and I screamed. The spider actually jumped when I screamed. I could not stop laughing after that.
Got my toddler to sleep and was just laying here for a few minutes to make sure she wasnt gonna wake up b4 i left the room.
I clicked on this video.
And got sucked into watching it. And as he was holding the spider and talking about it, my child moved her arm in her sleep and lightly raked her fingers across my back...
I almost came out of my own skin 😂😂😂
Because in that moment there was no doubt in my mind that it was in fact the Carolina Wolf Spider.
I'm pretty sure I saw a Carolina Wolf Spider in the Sierra Nevada Mountains camping once. It was right after I heard some story about an exotic tarantula that lived above 6,000' so I thought it was one of those. Upon further research, there are no tarantula species that live in my area. And this thing was probably about as big as the palm of my hand.
Any spider that enters my Zone of Awareness faces immediate termination. Any spider larger than a quarter-dollar faces immediate Æxterminatus with unrelenting pursuit and ultimate prejudice. Any spider the size of my hand or larger *eats 12-gauge 00 buckshot.*
*No exceptions.*
That's a huge f'n wolf spider. Had no idea they got that large. Thanks. Note--juvenile rattle snakes are potentially worse than adults. They don't conserve their venom so just inject what they can.
I HAVE AN ARIZONA BLONDE!!.. she hasnt molted yet, though. She's a juvenile :D
Spiders, especially the large and fast house spiders that like to hide behind closets and in toilets, are the single creatures I'm most afraid of as a kid, traumatized by some unpleasant experiences with them in my childhood. Now as a middle-ager I still can't get over my fear of them, despite knowing that they're actually good insects to have around, that some people even keep them as house pets to help kill other pests like cockroaches.
I watch and subscribe to this channel in hopes that by seeing how you deal with spiders, maybe someday I might convince myself that they're cute and need not be afraid of them.
In Hawaii we have Cane Spiders which are similar. I used to kill them when I found them in my place, because it was a shock seeing them when unexpected. I feel bad about that now and haven't killed them for a while now.
Call me crazy, but why not look for the Carolina wolf spider...in the Carolinas? I see about 20 a year in sc. And these girls are BIG.
I found one of these guys in my kitchen about 10 years ago. Definitely a sweetheart. But alas, I showed him the door and escorted him (safely and gently) back outside into the great Mojave Desert.
QUESTION: Do large spiders like this live in Michigan? I recently was mowing the yard near a property line where there are very large 12' tall to 14' tall phragmites. I swear I saw something very large moving that was a similar color to this wolf spider. About 30 years ago I saw a HUGE spider on a cinder block. This spider was in the shape of an "X" with four HUGE legs, and also an "x" with four smaller legs. I looked up pictures over the years. I "think" it may have been a "Grass Spider." But, I have never seen another spider of that type or that size ever again. The one I recently saw was different; if it was a spider it was thicker and deeper and browner.
That is the lightest female I've ever seen. I have them ALL OVER MY BACKYARD and catch them all the time usually I kill them and mod podge them or turn them into art. I have male and females literally hundreds thriving as large as that, we don't go out back at night without shoes I watch them hunt frogs and the frogs hunt them I actually have photos and videos also one of a mouse I put near a large females hole and she straight snatched that sucker and drug him far down in her hole. Also I got bit by one not too long ago it did kinda get infected but that was most likely due to the sweat and dirt I had all over me not too mention poison oak! I very much admire them they r fascinating!
Hello, for a more effective reflection detection technique have your light source next to your eyes, I did this in my back yard one night and my yard lit up like a starry night sky.
0:26 "wasteland?" excuse you, there are clearly multiple species each of cacti grasses and shrubs in that shot! just vibing together, not a cell phone in sight!
Finding some catlike behaviors has helped me be less afraid of spiders… not completely curing my fear of them but it’s enough that I don’t get paranoid when I see one.
Been having a bug problem so having some eight legged predators to hunt them would help…
The faces still shoot my blood pressure through the roof.
Wolfies are super cool. Never kill always take them outside. Super rare these days in the city now that there's so much poison control on properties. I used to see them weekly.
Wolf spiders apparently carry their babies on their backs, which is what I encountered.
Okay so I have this spider that is in my state I live in Illinois and it's a spider that's pretty chunky but yet small and is all black with a white triangle on it's back a it has white on its legs I for the life of me cant find out its species I've looked everywhere any info will be appreciated
You remind me of Jeff Corwin. This is absolutely wonderful, thank you
Love wolf spiders, but fo sho...they are so so fast, kinda freaks me out! She's a Beauty 😍. Can't wait for you to find that six eyed sand spidey...ahhhhh!!
That thumbnail looks like a little body builder spider!😂 The wolf spider has always been the one that creeps me out the most. I have no idea why; the tarantula doesn't even creep me out that much. I always look forward to your videos and so happy to see your channel grow! Deservingly so! Dont forget us little people once you get famous!😉
We have large wolf spiders here in Georgia. I was out weed-eating a ditch one front of a friend's house, and I noticed that I had stirred some up. Then I started looking around, and there were *thousands* of them all around. The ditch was right next to a hay field, so I hopped the fence and sure enough, thousands and thousands of wolf spiders.
I'd love to know why they were all gathered like that.
there bigger in Australia like legs reaching to the edge of every side of your hand tail the size of a thumb eating small mice big
Fascinating video but have to admit it's challenging to see you touching them. Another recovering arachnophobe, I still get clammy when catching and releasing even small ones. At least I've made it that far; I have no plans to go any further. It was miraculous to finally comprehend that they were not after me. I remain fascinated though, and love to learn about them. And yes, the wolf spider has a very cute face thank the stars.
Wolfies are indeed little sweeties once they get to know you.
It's crazy how many spiders can be. I watched this video and am typing this comment with an unidentified North American Agelenid comfortably clinging to the top of my thumb. She's so friendly that if I'm not careful she will probably start making herself a new web in my hand. I have a short uploaded of her doing before lol.
Much less aggressive than the revered Brown Recluse despite their appearance.
They stare back with those loving eyes,.... all six of em!
I wonder if any of these spiders wonder what the hell just happened as if they had an alien encounter.
Congrats I love this divine creature as much as my beloved jumping spiders - of which there’s never enough in my house the season seems short for them thanks for all your hard work and enthusiasm I loved the tarantula too.
There's nothing cute about the Wolf Spiders eyes, blud
We get wolf spiders about half that size or little more in PA
When I want to see one I need to travel around 4 feet down into my crawl space. And yes there are some as big as this one.
I'm in love with you and your video!
I've always loved wolfies and people have always thought I'm nuts. I'm a Pre-K teacher and have teach my kiddos to respect the spiders and bugs that enter our room. In the Spring, we get lots of wolf spiders and all my students think they're "Charlotte" from Charlotte's Web. They will even catch them without fear. Love your video, looking forward to seeing more! ❤
GREAT COMMENTARY ❤️ I've always heard the opposite of the wolf spider that it was an aggressive spider and will bite very hard. It's nice to see someone giving these creatures some good press for a change. Very informative
8:34 You need to visit Ohio. I kill one about that size at least once a month inside my house. Have to use a can of soup or spaghetti o's to crush it.
In the mid 90’s in Ohio I was removing some old plywood in the woods behind my house. I lifted up a panel and there was a HUGHE wolf spider with a white ball of eggs held in its back legs. My son grabbed a glass jar and I slammed it over the spider. That mom spider lunged at me from inside the jar! I heard a clinking sound of its fangs hit the glass jar! I swear I could hear that spider growl at me. It was soooo pissed! I had nightmares of that arachnid 😳😱
@@wyatt92563 Like he mentioned, They aren't usually aggressive unless threatened, but if you have cats, ect.. Then they get threatened pretty easily. So immediate extermination is usually a must. We live in basically a giant corn field. Most of the County is also nothing but corn fields. Critters of all sorts are extremely common.
Fucking can of soup lol
I’m most amazed that the Tarantula and Wolf Spider were so docile and willing to hang out on your hands. I would have thought they would be darting away.
So is this spider not able to be found in neither of the Carolinas🤔?
Your video popped up on my google while I was searching for something non spider related 😂. Cool video! Good to know the wolf spider isn’t dangerous cause I see them in my yard all the time. When I’m in the yard with a flashlight I can see eyes glowing and that’s how I know where they are. I recently moved to NC.
You do a very good job and you have a voice for narrating!
You become best bros. That’s what.
My brother found one in his underwear drawer when he was 9 lol