[hdzup3]

im in northwest CT, this guy was on my overhang.. he was pretty beefy.

[hdzup3]

heres another to show ,this was him all day, the other is at night.

[skytrekker]

not very pleasant-- from the size- though probably not in proportion-looks like a tarantula-but they are not indigenous to the area----not an entomologist myself

[hdzup3]

lol, it wasnt quite that big, but big enough to make me skeeve a bit, although, i got pretty close to get these pics. i was waiting for it to jump!
when he was open he was about the size of a half to silver dollar. but the body was huge. i poked it to try to get it to move in the morning, and it was no wimpy spider. solid. ewwww!

[andthentherewere3]

It looks like a Wolf spider. We get them a lot here. Sometimes even inside, especially the basement. I don't have the heart to kill them, so I catch them with a paper plate and cup, and release them outside. They are big, and really give me the creeps. I'd be afraid to try and kill one, for fear it might fight back.

Editing to say we are surrounded by several acres of woods where we live, which is prime habitat for that spider. I didn't seem them very often when we lived in the Norwalk and Stamford area. I think these spiders are also often called "wood spiders" by people, too.

[hdzup3]

ohhhh so we have wolf spiders here too. i was worried about them when i moved to florida. im more curious about them than affraid, as you can see, with me taking pics. if it was on the move, i think i would have had a heart attack! ive never seen a spider like this here. the biggest one defenately for me.
thanx..
ps... hes gone this morning.

[andthentherewere3]

Originally Posted by hdzup3

ps... hes gone this morning.

He's not gone--he's just gone somewhere you can't see him. LOL

[hdzup3]

EXACTLY!!!!! lol.... lets not think about it! my husband was so funny, i said hey did you see our new friend? what friend? come here i said, right away hes freaking. WHAT IS IT? I DONT WANT TO SEE ANY BUGS!!! when i pointed to it, he stayed way away, he said OH GREAT! GET THE BUG SPRAY! GET RID OF IT!!!!! he is soooo affraid of bugs. i said just leave it alone, its not bothering anyone..
oh sure youll say that when it finds its way in and crwls across your foot! thats not something i want to think about but, i think it heard our conversation and hit the road...
i touched the edge of the web, BOING! it was very sturdy.

[nish2006]

Originally Posted by hdzup3

EXACTLY!!!!! lol.... lets not think about it! my husband was so funny, i said hey did you see our new friend? what friend? come here i said, right away hes freaking. WHAT IS IT? I DONT WANT TO SEE ANY BUGS!!! when i pointed to it, he stayed way away, he said OH GREAT! GET THE BUG SPRAY! GET RID OF IT!!!!! he is soooo affraid of bugs. i said just leave it alone, its not bothering anyone..
oh sure youll say that when it finds its way in and crwls across your foot! thats not something i want to think about but, i think it heard our conversation and hit the road...
i touched the edge of the web, BOING! it was very sturdy.

I'm glad you didn't kill him (her?), because I really think they unjustly suffer for their looks. I routinely escort spiders out of the house into our backyard... of course, my wife thinks I'm nuts....

[hdzup3]

me too. im always the bug rescuer for most of my family and friends. its not their fault they are ugly. i wouldnt want them on me but ill gladly save them if i can. it was a treat to see the spider. my kids enjoyed it too. glad i got pics of it.