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Scott V
09-23-2008, 10:14 AM
My wife found this little guy on the bottom of our pool, can anyone identify it.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/PsychoZ/IMGP0911.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/PsychoZ/IMGP0913.jpg
Hairstacker
09-23-2008, 11:29 AM
Looks an awful lot like a wolf spider to me.
Scott V
09-23-2008, 11:43 AM
I was thinking a wolfy, but the ones I usually see around and in the house were nowhere near that size. They are one of my favorite spiders.
Mrs.Finsallaround
09-23-2008, 02:33 PM
Yeah, I work in Natomas.... We have HUGE wolf spiders here.

The QC guys are scared of them... LOL. :lol:
Phil Synhorst
09-23-2008, 07:17 PM
No, no...you guys are waaaaay off on this one. That my friends is the infamous and deadly California Drowning Spider, from the genus Cannotus Swimus. Also, a common nickname is the Quarter Dollar Spider. :lol: :lol:
Ed Wahl
09-23-2008, 07:49 PM
Maybe that spider's got a whole stash of quarters down at the bottom of your pool. :lol:
jhaquett
09-23-2008, 07:58 PM
Scott,

A quarter sized wolf spider is actually fairly small!

I saw one that would have barely fit in the palm of my hand (it wasn't a California Tarantula either. Unfortunately, I have also seen those) :eek:

And I hate spiders...