Insect and Spider Identification: Wolf spider?, 2 by andydontcare

andydontcare wrote:
Did some internet research, but thought I would consult some help here. Bought this house a little over 2 years ago and would find one of these guys once a month or so. My dogs would usually pounce them and I'd find them curled up on the floor. Lately I've been finding more and more of them and some big ones - legs would reach out to the size of a quarter. About a week ago, I found 2 sitting right behind me in my office - they're not afraid of us. My wife didn't mind them until she stepped on one and little ones went EVERYWHERE. So she's tired of them. On top of that, my wife is pregnant and really wants something done before the baby is born. Providing they're harmless, I just want to cut down on the abundance of them which, since we're finding babies, I'm afraid the numbers will grow exponentially. Here are the pics. The first one I found during the day, he was a little less than half an inch as you see him. The second one was gargantuan at about an inch or a little more. Thanks in advance for the help.