Currently, these guys are overrunning the outside of my house and last night I found them in my basement. I'm in northeast Ohio. I should probably add that I have a huge spider phobia so if anyone could give me good guess as to what sort of spiders I'm dealing with it would be greatly appreciated!
This appears to be a wolf spider (family Lycosidae). These are active hunters that do not spin a capture web; they sometimes accidentally enter buildings during their searches for prey. They are not dangerous to humans.
Thank you! I think you're correct! They are terrible this time of year!!
