Confirmation of this being a Wolf Spider - Hogna antelucana

Moved

… Laura P., 9 February, 2014 - 11:23pm

Moved

Moved from Spiders.

… john and jane balaban, 14 December, 2008 - 11:19am

Wolfspider

I have one on my outdoor light fixture, San Fernando Valley.
I am trying to identify it. The size is correct, it's awake at night and it also made a very irregular web, which I was told, means it is poisonous. It looks almost stripes from a 4' distance.

… Jeanette, 12 November, 2008 - 12:35am

Wolf -

"The size is correct, it's awake at night and it also made a very irregular web, which I was told, means it is poisonous" -

This statement is largely incorrect. Although almost all spiders have a venom that is poisonous to their arthropod prey, I believe that the only spider that is seriously dangerous to humans in California is the black widow. Although it's true that black widows are cobweb spiders that make irregular webs, the vast majority of spiders that make irregular webs are not dangerous to people...

… Ken Schneider, 12 November, 2008 - 10:41am

I would agree.

I would agree this is a lycosid. Do wait to hear from others, though.

… Eric R. Eaton, 10 November, 2008 - 12:08pm

For what it's worth -

I also think it's a lycosid. It would help if you could crop this image so that the spider fills up most of the frame...

… Ken Schneider, 10 November, 2008 - 12:52pm

Click Image

Click the image for a better look. Cropping will end up making it worse - click it and it will show full size on your PC - If you're using Internet Exploder, make sure to click the image again (you'll see a (+) sign) and it will make it 1:1

… pstone, 10 November, 2008 - 1:05pm

Nope -

most folks visiting the site can't enlarge the image (only the editors and contributor) - see more info on cropping here.

… Ken Schneider, 10 November, 2008 - 1:16pm

ahh ok - will do

… pstone, 10 November, 2008 - 1:27pm