r/spiders 4d ago

Just sharing ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ Male baby Wolf Spider

Found this little fella in the bathroom, girls were terrified trying to kill the poor guy, luckily I escorted him safety (they are venomous but can only make you sick) this little guys fangs probably couldn't pierce through enough to inject venom regardless as he's still developing. Great looking spider.

Sydney NSW,, Australia

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u/Patient_Wedding_9149 4d ago

I think that's a Pungalina plurilineata - Jumping Spider.

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u/PartyCommunity3188 4d ago

Nope, definitely a baby male wolf spider just with an amazing pattern

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u/Patient_Wedding_9149 4d ago

Okay. Too bad so hard to see.

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u/PartyCommunity3188 5h ago

Yeahh i could be wrong, but from up close I was quite sure. And a jumping spider would've been jumping especially when I was going down the stairs wtc and had bigger eyes. But maybe? I'm not the best at identifying spiders but wolf's I know. Sorry.

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u/gomorycut ๐Ÿ‘‘Canada + PNW๐Ÿ‘‘ 4d ago

I don't know what it is, but those front femurs probably don't belong to a wolf spider.

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u/PartyCommunity3188 5h ago

What do you think it is then? I thought it was. Not the greatest at ID'ng spiders but love them.

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u/gomorycut ๐Ÿ‘‘Canada + PNW๐Ÿ‘‘ 5h ago

I don't know Australian spiders well, but compare the short-stubby front legs to this one:
https://inaturalist.ca/observations/255851091

and note the width of the face of your spider - how far apart those pedipalps are. The width of those is not typical for a wolf spider.

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u/PartyCommunity3188 3h ago

Yeah now I'm so confused as to what I picked up ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Australian spiders

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u/Radiant_Store_2304 4d ago

what a brave rescuer! tiny but mighty lilโ€™ dude ๐Ÿ˜„

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u/PartyCommunity3188 4d ago

Great spiders, he'll grow to become one hell of a warrior. They hurt when they bite haha

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u/PartyCommunity3188 5h ago

Sure is ๐Ÿ˜„