Wolf spider?

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I’m new to real identification of spiders, but a client of mine had this in their kitchen sink. They live deep in woodlands, so it easily got in through cracks and such I’m sure… I caught it in a quart jar and released, but I’ve never seen one this large before. They’re fast! Can someone help me correctly ID this? Thanks so much.
 

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Jonathan6303

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Male best to release it so it’s can mate. Doesn’t appear to be a wolf spider but a Agelenidae
 

LadyShia77

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I agree with Jonathan. It's deffinitely a grass spider. I've caught a female similar to this guy in my daughters' room and I found a grayish female in my yard.
 

Biollantefan54

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I believe this is a member of the genus Eratigena, I may be wrong though. Also, grass spider usually refers to members in the genus Agelenopsis, not the family Agelenidae as a whole, just to be nit picky lol
 

LadyShia77

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I believe this is a member of the genus Eratigena, I may be wrong though. Also, grass spider usually refers to members in the genus Agelenopsis, not the family Agelenidae as a whole, just to be nit picky lol
The abdomen does seem to resemble that species now that I've had a closer look at the pictures. Grass spiders have long spinnerets that extend from their abdomens. Eratigena don't appear to have those and the pattern on the abdomen seems to match as well.
 
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