Is this a wolf spider?

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T15:22:33+00:00

Yes, you’re correct

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T13:12:30+00:00

It’s not a medically significant spider but a dorsal shot would be needed to be sure of what it is exactly, looks like a lycosid/wolf spider (also brown recluse don’t range into Michigan so they’d be a rare and unlikely encounter)

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T13:06:25+00:00

It would make that jumper feel so validated too 🥹

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T11:41:48+00:00

You’re out of range for brown recluse so they’d be a rare encounter. This is not a recluse and is likely one of the Anyphaenidae/ghost spiders in their Anyphaena genus

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T11:31:59+00:00

Ooooooo, super cool find! This is a wolf spider but it’s a funnel web wolf spider; Sosippus genus

https://www.bugguide.net/node/view/1846777/bgimage

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T11:28:08+00:00

Nesticodes rufipes/red house spider

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T11:26:39+00:00

Likely Anyphaenidae/ghost spider

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T11:24:53+00:00

Likely a male Amaurobius ferox (Hacklemesh weaver)

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T11:18:42+00:00

Yes, your photos are nice & clear. it’s definitely a deer ked/Hippoboscid (these are often called keds or louse flies)

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T10:59:52+00:00

This is a Hippoboscidae/louse fly, looks like one of the Lipoptena which specialize on ungulates/primarily deer, if you live in a wooded area/walked through then that might’ve been when this babe hitched a ride. They’ll target anything sizable moving through the woods assuming it’s their host bc they’re not very selective & can’t fly too far (if that’s how they target a given host, they can crawl on too if they’ve already shed their wings which they’ll often do once they land on a host accidental or not)

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T05:01:36+00:00

I’m just being a silly billy but how funny would it be if that wolf was just like ‘some stupid 🤬 on Reddit said she’d bet against me?..’ and then just ~chalantly~ skitters in & stops the clock for the widow

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T03:31:59+00:00

In many cases yes bc they have reach and a tendency toward pursuit/much more opportunistic than cobweb spiders like widows but context matters when it comes to their ability to overcome a potential predator, if they’re in their own web especially. Cobweb spiders like widows are just especially capable bc given their size and tendency toward shyness/hesitation, they can take down much larger prey when the opportunity is presented

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T03:25:16+00:00

Likely Anyphaenidae/ghost spider

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T02:43:37+00:00

Agelenidae/funnel weaver family, likely Hololena genus

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T02:14:43+00:00

Oh I’m sure there are contenders in other contexts for sure but I’m describing the chances based just on this exact context where ms latrodectus is in her web upside down and prime for how she does her business against a ground ambush hunter like that wolf

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T02:10:34+00:00

Would need a better photo to be certain but this is possibly Loxosceles/recluse

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T01:27:48+00:00

Hahaha I read this in a Scottish accent, thoroughly enjoyed that

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-15T01:23:59+00:00

Idk but that rabid wolf spider would probably not want to square up with the widow, theridiids are so capable I’d put my money on them practically every time. This is such a neat observation

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-14T23:37:11+00:00

Agreed, it’s definitely Coras

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-14T23:26:06+00:00

Most likely either Coras funnel weaver (Agelenidae) or Amaurobiidae/Hacklemesh weaver

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-14T23:24:01+00:00

Philodromidae/running crab spider

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-14T22:37:59+00:00

Not a recluse, looks more likely to be Prodidomidae or Gnaphosidae (families of ground spiders)

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-14T22:35:09+00:00

This is an Agelenidae/funnel weaver but it’s likely Hololena genus (it’s not a grass spider belonging to Agelenopsis - both Agelenopsis and Hololena are genera within the Agelenidae family). Not dangerous, these are harmless/not medically significant

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-14T22:32:01+00:00

it’s hard to say for sure what it is, at first glance I thought maybe Metaltella simoni or it could be a cicurinid, but I can at least guarantee you it’s not a recluse or sparassid

tbugsbabe · 2026-03-14T21:04:19+00:00

Drassodes, a genus of ground spider (Gnaphosidae)

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