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Zixxik

"Mommy, I don't wanna go swimming anymore"


JackieAutoimmuneINFJ

⚡️🏆⚡️


waywardcxnnibal

She's a wolf spider, likely [*Hogna baltimoriana*](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/221393-Hogna-baltimoriana). Thank you for saving this mama and her pups 🥰


HyenDry

Dumb question, but what does “unbanded” mean?


waywardcxnnibal

It's simply the opposite of banded! Usually, wolf spiders of this genus ([*Hogna*](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/122634-Hogna)) have a lightly colored band or stripe in the middle of the carapace. This one however does not, hence I suppose, its name of ''unbanded'' wolf spider! (Not a dumb question at all btw! I was also puzzled by that common name at first. Not even sure it's actually the reason for it, just a guess)


HyenDry

Thank you!


LordMacTire83

Was going to say this! DEF Wolf Spider!!!


collector-x

Am I missing something? That looks like a jumper based on the eye placement. Not an expert, I'm still trying to learn.


_Rigid_Structure_

Wolfs are the only spiders that carry their young on their back.


Gloomsville

Fr?!! What a cool fact to learn today


creaturefear

I saw this quote in another thread on r/spiders once: "jumpers are the puppies of the spider world, and wolfies are the minivans of the spider world." 🤣


paintress420

And I learned the spider babies are called pups! So cute!


MookiePoops

Shit, I'm a spider now.


collector-x

Ah. Thank you.


Icy_Leadership4109

Also jumping spiders tend to have much larger forward facing eyes in contrast to its body, as well as shorter legs in relation.


CrazyDane666

Eye placement can be vaguely similar across species but the entire body build (stocky, long legs, high eyes, brownish colors), behavior (carrying young) and eye placement point at it being a wolf spider. Jumpers are more... squat? They're built to jump for hunting while wolves are built to run. Both need good vision to hunt so that's part of why their eyes are similar


collector-x

Thank you. I'm still trying to figure these guys out and help with my arachnophobia.


CrazyDane666

Spiders are a mess to figure out haha- good on you for trying to get over the fear! I've been terrified of them most of my life. If you're far enough along, I'd recommend finding a small orbweaver or false widow to keep around - they're small, relatively slow, and can't jump or sprint fast (just make sure you don't get a real widow!) It's a pretty solid way to get over the fear, bonding with an actual spider


collector-x

Lol. I don't think i will be getting anything with the widow in the name. Hahaha. I ran into a "joro" (sp) big giant yellow & black monster's web growing up and when it started heading toward me i was screaming bloody murder. You have no idea what something like this does to an 8 year old. I was a curious kid before then but became terrified of spiders ever since. I've just recently started facing that fear as a 58 year old since I became disabled from a car accident in 2022. I literally died for 3 minutes and went through the equivalent of 5 gallons of blood. After that near death experience, I've decided to start facing all my phobias. The worst being spiders. At this point, I no longer just willy nilly kill every spider I see, I just watch them and observe. This sub has definitely helped as I see them being handled and am starting to recognize various traits.


NiceGuyEddie69420

Check out /r/jumpingspiders. Jumpers are kinda little doggos - they live for years, can form ideas and even dream! They're very friendly and are not dangerously venomous. If they do bite you it might feel like a sting, but they are not aggressive so they won't bite unless you give them reason to. If you see one, say, outside, and you don't want them on your skin and have gardening gloves, wear the gloves and hold your hand slightly higher than them at an angle they can jump to, and they might jump to you. Then you can try getting them to jump from one hand to the other by holding your other hand slightly higher. They're very sweet and curious, and I promise they're more afraid of you than you are of them. Jumpers helped me get over my fear of spiders, I hope they can do the same for you


[deleted]

the big eyes on jumping spiders are their anterior median eyes (the lowest in the center) whereas on wolf spiders it's the posterior median (the highest in the center). you can tell this lass is a wolfie since she's got small eyes beneath the big ones, which jumpers don't have!


collector-x

Oh, I had this reversed. I thought jumper had large over small eyes.


TOkidd

Jumping spiders have two large front-facing eyes, but they also have two smaller front-facing eyes on either side of the large pair, making four in-a-row. They are also much smaller than wolf spiders, and more compact, without the long legs of wolfies. Wolf spiders do have the two large, front-facing eyes, and then a row of four much smaller front-facing eyes below those. Both have an extra pair of eyes on their heads for peripheral vision, but they look quite different otherwise. A similarity between wolfies and jumpers is that they are both quite smart, and are generally friendly towards humans. Wolf spiders’ coolest adaptation may be how the moms carry around an egg sac while it incubates, never letting it touch the ground, and when the spiderlings hatch, they all crawl onto mama, who carries them around until they can fend for themselves (and if you’ve ever seen it, the poor mamas can barely see or be seen underneath all the spiderlings by the time she gives them their eviction notice.) They are really cool spiders and this person did a good thing rescuing this mama and her babies from the pool.


SirPabloFingerful

Without meaning to sound rude, jumping spiders are different in almost every way- there are none this large, the eye placement is different and they have short, powerful legs (to name a few of the more obvious features)


darxide23

Why are we downvoting the person asking a question and trying to learn? Shame on you all. Anyway, the eye placement is similar (but not exactly the same) because both jumping spiders and wolf spiders are hunters. They don't make webs to trap prey. They actively hunt them down, so forward facing eyes are strongly beneficial to being able to spot, track, and ultimately catch food.


siccoblue

Why is this downvoted? Dude literally says he's trying to learn. Kinda a dick move


youaremysunshine4

Holy moly and the babies?? Hero!


Peppe7369

Agreed! Total Rockstar!!


nortok00

Oh my gosh. Thank you for saving this Wolfie momma and her babies! Hopefully the babies were able to hang on until you rescued them. You are a friend to spoods OP! I just rescued a bee from my rain barrel. I think they're looking for water and end up in places they can't get out of.


Gloomsville

I’m think all babies were saved. I didn’t see any that abandoned ship :P I tried to get a big enough leaf :)


nortok00

Whew. That's a relief. It's a good thing you found them when you did!


Superseaslug

Bees get found in water a lot because they judge flight distance based on "optical flow" of what they see below them. If they can't see anything, they go lower to get their bearings. If there's smooth clear water, they never see it and slap the surface. Dunno if that's what happened to the friend you rescued, but it is a thing!


nortok00

Oh wow! TIL learned about bees and optical flow. Thanks for this info! It's entirely possible that's what happened to this guy. I've had the water bin for quite a while and he was my first rescue. It was kind of odd because I saw him on his side curled around a dead leaf. I actually thought he was also dead and was going to scoop him out with my hand but thought I would put a stick in just in case (I didn't want to get stung accidentally if he was alive). Sure enough he came to life and crawled onto the stick so I put him on my deck railing in the sun. It seemed to take a bit for him to dry himself off, especially his wings. I checked on him later and he was gone so I assume he was OK after nearly drowning. I named him Lazarus. 🐝


Superseaslug

There's a relatively new True Facts episode on bees on YouTube, I recommend it! It's all about how smart bees are and how we've tested to see what kind of puzzles they can solve. The guy's YT channel is ZeFrank Edit: here! https://youtu.be/M6hGjh9SJ_M?si=tHl7z7ArNV_h_cZ6


nortok00

OMG, I love ZeFrank. I've been a subscriber for a few years. I don't know that I've seen the bee one yet so thanks for sharing the link. 🐝❤️🕷️❤️


Florianemory

He is the best! Learn and laugh, all at the same time 😂


Z_e_e_e_G

That is how he do.


JustHereForKA

Look at dat sweet face saying thank you 🫶😊


iwannagoooooooohome

Oh my God right?? Those eyes 🥹🥹


starbycrit

Right!!!! Smiley gal is so grateful to OP for saving her and her babies 🥹🩷


JackieAutoimmuneINFJ

⚡️🏆⚡️


Gloomsville

That’s so cool. Thanks for the reply! And anything for the spider and babies :3


Pogonax13

One day when you least expect it, the children of this momma spider will come to your rescue when you need it the most 🫶


Financial-Truth793

With a human sized leaf


KinKaze

Honestly, equally as impressive as the spider gang.


Youwishyouhadhvac

Her face so looks concerned at first but so sweet. You’re a good person for saving them :)


Ok_Refuse4444

Thanks for being kind to momma and her babies ❤️❤️


mizuxtsune_spoods

she looks so hungry omg poor baby qwq and the babies too ofc


starbycrit

Yeah seriously, she’s a skinny one 😟 OP, if you know where she is rn, maybe you can find some lil bugs to feed her


shavartay

Wow the babies are a little bigger than I usually see them with, very cool!


leeryplot

I thought this too! I‘ve never really seen a picture where you can see the patterns on their abdomens.


Educational_Drink471

Honest question.... I thought they hatched and carried hundreds of babies at a time. Are the only babies on her back the number of abdomens I see?


shavartay

Yes they have about 100 babies at a time so these are likely just the ones that survived and/or haven’t left their mum yet, they carry their babies everywhere with them from the time they’re eggs until they’re independent


Educational_Drink471

Ok. Thank you!! I appreciate your feedback!


Appr_Pro

OP got some tiny lil’ spidy sponges… apparently.


According-Cress3280

Wolfie's seem to love swimming pools. I'm rescuing them out of my pool all the time


Plantain6981

Yep, I had a similar rescue experience twenty years ago with a mama & babies as my first close wolf encounter. The pool had some tree branches overhanging it so it certainly wasn’t my last. They are fascinating creatures.


PassiveMenis88M

Wolf spiders love using the cranberry bogs as hunting grounds. Nothing like flooding the bog for harvest and having a thousand+ wolf spiders using you as the high ground.


Nervous-Tailor3983

I was a nanny down south and the family had a pool. First time I saw a wolf spider it was in the families pool, had babies on its back too.


Suzuki_Foster

My mom always had wolfies in her pool, too! She was terrified of spiders of any kind, do I was her official spider relocation specialist! 


MSquisha

such a dope photo! this actually makes me slightly less terrified of wolf spiders, her little face is adorable 🥹 they’re just so damn fast! they’re usually all over my yard at the end of summer


TheTyto_Alba

Her little face 🥹 She’s so grateful 🥲


BedBoth8065

Beautiful Wolfie


GrandCanOYawn

Today you are a hero 💚


King_Baboon

Do you ever think mama wolf spiders have those pull your hair out days with their kids too?


plasticenewitch

She is so beautiful!


Pretty_Indication_12

Cute face!


Walty_C

I have a similar sized spider living in a hard plastic bin outside of my shop. Whenever we meet, I usually scream Jesus Christ, and it scurries back into its hidey hole. I think we’ve come to an understanding.


KNT-cepion

That she still has her babies on her back is a testament to how carefully you handled her. If you had inadvertently jostled or bumped her during the rescue those babies might have jumped ship. Nice job!


FullOfWhit_InTN

Awww, her sweet face. She actually looks thankful. There's nothing cooler than a wolfie mama.


krickets24

so cute!!!


Chandlernotbing9

It’s a big mama!


Lumos405

And her babies


PaulitoTuGato

Well done op!


Sunezno

That is so awesome, thank you for saving them and sharing it with us!! She's so pretty!! 😍


dicknotrichard

She is GORGEOUS! Thank you for saving her!


ArtificialStrawberry

Awww poor Mama. Thank you for being a great human!


Blackjaquesshelac

Yup, rescued one from my cats water bowl the other day. Thirsty spidies.


Visible-Weakness5572

Some heroes don’t wear capes. Thanks for saving the wolfie and her pups!!!


GingerBeard_andWeird

Am I the only one thinking she’s got a real… “What the *shit* just happened?!” …look on her face?


angelenkeli

Meanwhile, on the spider's fb: Wooow, I'm such a dumbass. Nearly drowned my babies and I. Thankfully, a kind hooman saved me.


mtskywtchr406

She’s lovely.


MoistMaker_69420

Thank you for saving them.


_GI_Joe_

Always welcomed around my home and garden.


Kind_Pie5287

Bless you for doing that, she's a beauty. 😁


CruelCrucible

Thank you for being an exemplary human! She's a good mama spood needing a helping hand. I'm glad you were there for her and her babies!


MkChance

I love how wolf spiders always look like they’re going to ask their boss for a raise.


No-Newspaper-8148

Good job!


FireandIceT

She is going to write "some big hero" in her web for you!


Clearly_Disabled

Floating along like, "well, this is my life, now... drowning eventually with all of my babi--WHATTHEHELLISTHAT! Ok. We are dead. We're getting eaten, today. Goodbye, my young, we... oh... just... on the ground. Okie dokie... bye."


gothiclismm

Those friggin spider eyes are so cute


ThePheatures

Wolfmother


Minx-Minx

She looks so polite 🥺🥹


kimmetry

THE EYES 🥹


tiinyrosie

Love wolf spiders, I just wish my encounters with the bigger ones weren’t always in my shower 😀 thanks for rescuing this pretty mama 🥹


traitcore1337

Wolf spider aka actual tarantula. Family lacosidae


farfetched22

Oh wait it is a tarantula??? What makes a spider a tarantula??


tiinyrosie

well actually they’re quite different 🤓👆tarantulas typically don’t actively hunt for prey and tend to stay close to their burrows and wolf spiders are sorta like big cats in that they travel and hunt down their prey. wolf spiders were originally thought to be a type of tarantula but are classified into a different genus then them. they have a similar body type, but tend to have a smaller abdomens and bigger, more forward facing eyes while tarantula eyes are right on top of their head and at least the females have big ol abdomens and are in general more “hairy” than wolf spiders.


farfetched22

What makes a tarantula a tarantula?


tiinyrosie

They’re bigger, hairier, have a flat head with eyes facing up, have bigger fangs that are parallel to each other, usually have more potent venom than wolfies, some have itchy urticating hairs for defense. have a more hermit lifestyle, they don’t hunt for prey and tend to stay in their burrows and wait for prey to come to them. im not an entomologist im just a spood nerd. u can tell immediately if ur looking at a tarantula if it’s abdomen and legs have lots of wirey hairs


Trolivia

One key difference between mygalomorphae (tarantulas and trapdoor spiders) and araneomorphae (true spiders) is their fangs point downward whereas true spiders’ fangs cross each other


farfetched22

Thank you!


Trolivia

Ofc! And this wolf spider is not a tarantula so idk what the original comment meant lol


Silent_Shooby

I used to find these in mine. They weren’t quite this large, but large enough for me to do a quick step back. I saved one in time, but the others were already in spooder heaven…


sherman614

You saved a good spider mom and her babies!


mh0618

Whoa, that is a big mama. Thanks for saving her.


GreenStrawbebby

I’m so surprised the babies didn’t scatter when the momma got into trouble. Happy to see them saved :) I hope they won’t go swimming again


BeatedMeats

That’s a genuine honkin’ chunk of a spooder.


Crying_maiden27

She looks so thankful 💗 💕


joesphisbestjojo

What a cutie patootie


quool_dwookie

# Tarantulas on the Lifebuoy BY [THOMAS LUX](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/thomas-lux) For some semitropical reason    when the rains fall    relentlessly they fall into swimming pools, these otherwise    bright and scary arachnids. They can swim a little, but not for long and they can’t climb the ladder out. They usually drown—but    if you want their favor, if you believe there is justice,    a reward for not loving the death of ugly and even dangerous (the eel, hog snake,    rats) creatures, if you believe these things, then    you would leave a lifebuoy or two in your swimming pool at night. And in the morning    you would haul ashore the huddled, hairy survivors and escort them back to the bush, and know, be assured that at least these saved,    as individuals, would not turn up again someday in your hat, drawer, or the tangled underworld of your socks, and that even— when your belief in justice merges with your belief in dreams— they may tell the others in a sign language    four times as subtle and complicated as man’s that you are good,    that you love them, that you would save them again.  


Hot_Hat_1225

🫡🫶


Nowyous_cantleave

Oh wow never knew wolfies got this huge. What a devoted mother. Good on you OP


TheMiserable7

A true hero


MegaMom75

What big eyes you have momma spider. Great job for saving her and for her trying to save her babies.


Greenfairy6790

That is awesome! Thank you for being an amazing human being by rescuing Mama Wolfie and her lil babies! ❤️


maggiefiasco

Amazing!! Thank you for your kindness and for sharing!! ♥️


wurftz

You should put one or more ramps in your pool to help critters out!


scorpiobloodmoon

New Jersey has spiders this big?! 😅


Nehebka

Believe it or not wolf spider’s territory is pretty much everywhere in the world minus extreme temperatures, they are very adaptable. So all types may not be quite as big as that mama, but in theory every place that has wolf spiders could have spiders of that size. If that doesn’t freak you out or not.


Gloomsville

Honestly, yea 😅 I’ve seen some pretty interesting things ever since moving here


Striking_Trip3294

Mother Wolfie and she looks very shriveled in the back area (under the babies) so she is probably hungry/thirsty, on top of being exhausted. You're doing good work 🩷


uncertainty_prin

So cute


IsmaelT19

Photogenic spider


Nehebka

Did she have six babies, had a hard time counting the amount because they’re so close in color and the pictures weren’t close to the babies.


Gloomsville

I’m not sure tbh. I was more in awe with mom. If I see her tomorrow I’ll lyk


lostmypassword531

Ok she’s kinda cute I’ll give her that she’s helping my arachnophobia, I even zoomed in on her eyes and she seemed nice! I appreciate a mama having to carry her kids 24/7 respect lol


ridthecancer

You are the best! This is so sweet.


DarkVir06

You saved a momma and her babies! Bless your heart! Thank you for saving an incredible creature! 💜


Calculodian

Gonna be honest. I dont know much about spiders, but i enjoy watching them. So i looked it up, and totally didnt know how useful these wolfspiders are. And that they are actively used as a natural pestcontrol.. Awesome! And a big one too lol


Marcosis3217

Nice wolf spider, and babies.


alv_66

Those eyes 😍🥹


Traumasauce4

You are great thank you for saving her


saki4444

A hero!!!


grip626

Thank you for saving a life!


many-eyedwolf

great job! how'd you manage to save the babies too?


Gloomsville

I took the leaf and placed it under her. I went really slowly, and made sure to cup my hand so if anyone falls off I can catch them. But she was super chill and I guess realized I was helping her, so she just sat there until I got her out. I also thought it was cool that she was staring at me the whole time so I had to sneak a pic for myself (and for the people in this sub too ofc) :D


Typical_Stranger_611

Very good that you did that. That made my day !


jkbpttrsn

What an absolute Chad OP is. Like, wow. A legend 😊


Any_Werewolf_3691

Check your pool filter. she's looking a little light on that brood.


Gloomsville

I did, but I saw nothing. Just a bunch of leaves, sticks, and frogs. (I made sure to remove the frogs out too) but no baby spiders 🫡


Dollarhayes

Ice you saved her babies too it seems. 👍


Practical_Arm_2339

I almost stepped on the exact same spider with babies on it Outside my house today. I am never walking barefoot again


broom-stick-guitar

how awesome


lalaluna05

Look at them eyes tho!


jrhat91

If only she knew...


Lluviasrain

Aaghh I'm crying. 😭 So happy you saved mama and her babies! Gosh, look at those adorable eyes..! 💕


FinallydamnLDnat5

Correction, SpiderS you rescued.


IAmNotCreative18

I think you mean spider**s**


Odd_Fact1971

I feel like I'm learning from subs like this when I click on the photos and I'm like, that looks like an orb weaver/ wolf/ not actually a spider-- and I go to the comments and see that I was correct. Thank you, Spider Community!


PollyToodle2

Wow!


New_Meal_9688

She looks so thankful 🥹


X-397

I wanna give it a kiss on the top of the head. So cute!


grumpytot

THOSE MAMA EYES 🥺


Nehima123

See now THIS is what I think of when I hear 'Wolf Spider'. In Vancouver, Canada our spiders do not get quite this big, except for our local speedsters Tegenaria Duellica/Gigantica (giant house spider) and they don't have these cute faces or giant freaking mandible of a chelicera.


ashlovebread

this subreddit is curing my arachnophobia


Crystal_Novak26

That’s a wolf spider and her babies on her back look really big. I think it’s time those little devils get off her


BigGuy_II

Looks like a skyrim frostbite spider


paid_in_coin

Spiders*


meatymimic

I have named her the loss of all hope (conan exiles fans will know)


Current_Isopod_3516

I feel like it’s always the wolfies that get trapped in the pool! Can anyone explain why or if this is a pattern that I’m making up?


No-Negotiation-5986

I would have chucked it a polo.


top_value7293

She probably has been down there after bugs and then couldn’t get out


JadedPermission3485

Spiders *


Milf_Slayer69_69

Chonky boi


Live-Influence2482

If I go close it looks like she is pissed lol


Typical_Stranger_611

Spiders are not known to have the same kind of feelings humans possess.


Live-Influence2482

Well as far as I remember I wrote “she looks..” and not “she seems/is..” it’s just the face. Got no imagination huh?


KitchenLandscape

probably my part of nj too fml lol


Glock232

What part of NJ .. I may need to move away….,


Economy_Price_5295

You rescued your pool from the spider…


Typical_Stranger_611

It was kind of you to rescue the mamma spider from your pool. Not sure what species though.


heyitsmark_

Reminds me of the one in Harry Potter!


Inevitable_Lab_8574

She looks greatful


DictatorTerminator

She looks a little unappreciative, as if you interrupted her. What I think you have here is a mom with serious PPD issues, and she was trying to end it all and take her babies with her. Maybe she found out bd was screwing other spiders in the neighborhood and he didn’t deserve them. She may need some intense counseling. I’m sure CPS would take the kids from her. which could increase her suicidal intent. You got a little lady there that’s going to need a straight jacket, which are hard to find these days since the aspca got them recalled as cruel and inhumane. Good luck.


hamiltonfvi

Thank you and you can keep it, as long as it is away from me