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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Alopecosa » Alopecosa kochi
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NorCal Spider? - Alopecosa kochi
Copyright © 2018 Elayne Lester

NorCal Spider? - Alopecosa kochi
Mountain View, Mountain View County, California, USA
November 11, 2018
Size: 1"
Found in corner of garage.
Do I need a professional exterminator? Is it venomous?
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Contributed by Elayne Lester on 11 November, 2018 - 11:17pm
Last updated 7 December, 2018 - 3:48pm

Moved
Moved from Wolf Spiders.
… Laura P., 7 December, 2018 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved for the experts
Moved from ID Request. Wolf spiders are completely harmless.
… Chad Heins, 14 November, 2018 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

spider
Can't help you with the identification, but spiders are rarely a safety issue. Probably feeding on something else you'd rather not have in your space. Not a widow or anything, so not a problem in a garage. Don't bother it and it won't bother you!
… Ken Allison, 12 November, 2018 - 7:00am login or register to post comments

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