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Just to let everyone know, apparently I was quite misinformed as to the identity of the baby spiders. I had been told (a really long time ago, too) that they are "wolf spiders", which for a variety of reasons also seemed to make sense (they're greyish, and they stalk their prey instead of spinning webs to catch it). However, apparently they are not wolf spiders at all. So anyone out there who actually knows anything about wolf spiders and who was getting all twitchy can relax.
What we've got here are apparently simply commonly known as "jumping spiders"; or, "salticids" (family salticidae). This is a widespread type of spider that's quite harmless to people. They jump on their prey, yes, but they don't want to jump on YOU. (This tallies with my experience of them.) Their bite isn't toxic. The ones we have around here result in adults that are a quarter to a half-inch long, tops. The babies I've been getting are about 1/16" to 1/8".
I'd post a picture, but... in the first place, I can't find a really good picture of the type we've got around here, and in the second place, just browsing through various spider-identification websites trying to verify what these are has made me feel faint, and in the third place, I kind of doubt that any of you REALLY want an up-close look at these guys, anyway.
What we've got here are apparently simply commonly known as "jumping spiders"; or, "salticids" (family salticidae). This is a widespread type of spider that's quite harmless to people. They jump on their prey, yes, but they don't want to jump on YOU. (This tallies with my experience of them.) Their bite isn't toxic. The ones we have around here result in adults that are a quarter to a half-inch long, tops. The babies I've been getting are about 1/16" to 1/8".
I'd post a picture, but... in the first place, I can't find a really good picture of the type we've got around here, and in the second place, just browsing through various spider-identification websites trying to verify what these are has made me feel faint, and in the third place, I kind of doubt that any of you REALLY want an up-close look at these guys, anyway.
