Creature of the night

Saw this guy on the driveway tonight. Thought I would share. I think it's a Wolf Spider but if someone knows otherwise please feel free to speak up. I am no expert nor lover of arachnids for that matter.
[IMG]http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/...Spider001B.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/...Spider002B.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/...Spider003B.jpg[/IMG]
and a close up
[IMG]http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/...Spider003C.jpg[/IMG]

What a beauty! And what great photos, thanks for sharing! I can't help you with the species, but it sure is cute! :gj:

I'm not a spider guy so I can't help with your ID, but great pictures!

How big was it?

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Originally Posted by el8ch

I'm not a spider guy so I can't help with your ID, but great pictures!

How big was it?

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The total leg span was about 2 1/2" to 3'

Im no expert but i would call that a wolf spider too lol :gj:

Cool looking spider. I dont have any urge to handle them but arachnids are very fun to watch.

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Originally Posted by rlditmars

The total leg span was about 2 1/2" to 3'

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That's pretty big!

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Cool looking spider. I dont have any urge to handle them but arachnids are very fun to watch.

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I'm with you Mike. ;)

Amazing photographs!

Do you have a pretty big zoom on your camera, or were you actually brave enough to get that close ?

Gale

Oh man that's a big ol spider for sure.


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Originally Posted by angllady2

Amazing photographs!

Do you have a pretty big zoom on your camera, or were you actually brave enough to get that close ?

Gale

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Actually this was shot with an old Cannon A70 which has a closeup mode, so the end of the lense was about 5 inches from the spider. Not a great camera but it captures pretty good detail in that mode. I cropped the photos and zoomed in with photoshop. I hate spiders. So trust me when I say if it had moved while my hand was that close, the neighbors would have heard me scream like a little girl.

Beautiful pictures. But no, I don't like spiders. You wouldn't have caught me that close to it. Can't those wolf spiders jump quite the distance?

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