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Wolf Spider

Wolf Spider
Class: Spider
Other Names: Ground spider, hunting spider
Color: Brown, black, and gray splotched
Size: ½ inch to 2 inches
Legs: 8
Diet: Ground-dwelling insects and other spiders
Hazard: Painful bite that’s not fatal (unless you're allergic to spider bites)
Interesting Fact: After young wolf spiders hatch, they crawl onto their mother’s back and ride there for a few weeks until they are partially grown.
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Where Can I Find Wolf Spiders?

With eight eyes and a hairy body up to 2 inches long, wolf spiders can be fairly frightening if you come across them in your home. In addition, these spiders have a painful bite (although not lethal) when they feel threatened.

Wolf spiders primarily hunt at night and can live in many places around your home and yard, including:

  • Open areas such as fields and grassy areas
  • In wood or brush piles
  • Around doors and windows
  • In basements and garages

These spiders don’t weave webs, but instead, lay their eggs in ground tunnels or burrows. They come indoors in the winter when they’re looking for warmth.

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How to Identify a Wolf Spider

Wolf spiders are naturally camouflaged with gray, black, and brown splotches of color. They are sometimes confused with brown recluse spiders, but they don’t have the violin-shaped marking on their backs that brown recluse spiders carry.

The eight eyes of the brown recluse are arranged in three rows:

  • Front row—four small eyes
  • Middle row—two large and prominent eyes
  • Back row—medium-sized eyes that are off to the side

Female wolf spiders lay dozens of eggs at a time and carry their egg sacks at the end of their abdomens. The hatchlings look like miniature adults. Wolf spiders shed their skins several times as they grow older. Although male wolf spiders live only one year, female wolf spiders can live for several years.

To keep wolf spiders out of your home, seal cracks around doors and windows. Kill individual spiders as you see them, but don’t handle them—they do bite!

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Schedule Wolf Spider Removal in Baltimore With Brody Brothers

If your wolf spider problem is severe, remember that Brody Brothers is ready to take on this hairy hunter. Our team has the necessary knowledge and experience to safely remove these creature from your home and prevent them from returning.

To schedule spider removal, give us a call today at 410-653-2121 or contact us online!