I found this guy on my basement floor. What species is it? I think it's either a rabid wolf spider or a funnel web/grass spider. But I have no idea how to tell those apart!
(sorry I couldn't get a good shot of the underside)
That's a wolf spider. If you take a look at the eye pattern you can see that 2 of the eyes are bigger and facing forward. And one more thing: grass spiders have bigger spinnerets.
Definitely a wolf spider. That's all I can say. Like others have said, wolfies have those 4 big eyes on top of the head, and grass spiders have two(?) rows of tiny eyes.
Thank you guys! With that info and after looking at pictures on BugGuide I think I can now tell the difference. We have a lot of both Agelenopsis and Rabidosa around our house. I like to know what I'm looking at.
Yes they are awesome. I like seeing them around. I see them often when I cut the grass. (and I swerve to avoid them of course!)
I let that one go, but I think sometime I'd like to keep a wolf.
I went out into the yard and teased a grass spider out of it's web for a look. They are actually quite different from wolf spiders when you see them in person. I feel kinda silly for getting them confused.
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