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| Grass Spider |
While walking the trails this week I saw this interesting fellow on the Kay Romanin Bridge. It looked rather large and I estimated very carefully that it wouldn't have fit in the palm of my hand. I believe this is a Grass spider.
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| Male Pileated |
Here is a sketch of a Male Pileated.
Being out on the trail I haven't herd or seen them yet. I have seen possible cavity nest sites but their young are most likely fledged by now. I will be out there on the trails and keeping my eyes open for a glance at the magnificent bird.
uh, that spider is quite.....large. are they non poisonous? look for plantain leaves if so! also, i saw my first tarantula in the wild the other day. we went up to a place called spur cross ranch conservation area in cave creek, arizona. it was huge and hair. also saw a tarantula hawk and enormous saguaros almost 40 feet tall. i guess we were in the land of the oldest saguaros in the country. the guy told us the guiness book of world records noted the tallest saguaro in that spot reaching 69 feet tall. you would've loved it doug! hope you can get back to az sometime and we can explore the many forests and trails.
ReplyDeleteTo help answer the comment above mine as well as inform this blogger, the spider is not a Grass Spider, but what is commonly known as a Fishing Spider. The Fishing Spider gets to around 4 or 5 inches across including the legs. They are a type of Nursery Web Spider and are not considered to be dangerous. They can be aggressive if they have eggs your young to protect, but the venom is not considered to be any real danger.
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Thank you for that information . I appreciate knowing the correct species name . Thank you, Doug
ReplyDeleteLook up wolf spiders. I have those in my yard. Its identicle. I was told by penn state they are wolf spiders and my pictures are identicle to yours.
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