CLOSED: New spider - please help ID

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sirbounty Lilburn, GA Jun 02, 2009

I guessed wolf, but looking for confirmation.
He was on my overturned trashcan near the curb.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 02, 2009

This indeed appears to be a wolf spider (family Lycosidae) - see
http://tinyurl.com/mvzsub
One this large could give you a painful bite if you picked it up carelessly, but their venom is not dangerous to humans.

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sirbounty Lilburn, GA Jun 02, 2009

Thanks much!

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