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Can anyone ID this spider?

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Found in northern Texas...

He/she/it can't climb for crap, and it's shown next to the guitar pick for a size comparison.
 

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Thanks, John.

So those... things... on her back? They're...?

*quickly escorts spider out of house*
 
PaulSage said:
Thanks, John.

So those... things... on her back? They're...?

*quickly escorts spider out of house*
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Yup, the future PACK.

AHAHAhahahahHAHAHAHahahahahaHAHahahaHahahahaha

Paul's got spiderlings....Paul's got spiderlings.....and I bet he's not overjoyed.

Looks like a few have dropped off already. They're out scouting now, seeing the lay of the land, checking the proverbial watering holes, finding the best places to ambush weary toes, er bugs, the best places to hide.

Fun stuff in store for you.
 
PaulSage said:
Thanks, John.

So those... things... on her back? They're...?

*quickly escorts spider out of house*
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hHA HA HA HA HA HAH A HA

Paul.. I hope you are happy.. I just spit my tea all over.

ha ha ha ha ha
 
Hahahahahaha! Aint Texas the best, Paul? Just wait until you find a tarantula in your house, hehe those wolf spiders are kid stuff.
 
Yup...there be babies on her....from the looks a lot of them.
As long as the babies are near the Mom when they fall off they will scamper back up on her, or BEFORE you quickly escort her out the house she will kick them off and while you sleep.............. :D
 
I think I'm going to start catching the Mediterranean geckos that show up at my porch light every night and releasing them IN my house.

They'll eat spiders


...right?
 
Oh by the way, I caught a black widow in the garage the other day.

Well, my friend told me it's a black widow. They're the ones with the bright red pattern on their ventral, right?
 
Red hourglass

on the belly.

Paul, I moved here from Northern Illinois and got a crash course on arachnids and insects that both deserve respect and fascinate me. We have a couple female tarantulas in the yard that produce babies every year and I know exactly where they are to show them off to visitors from out of state.
 
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