![]() ![]() Not pleasant, but these spiders are not killers, not of humans anyway. According to my critter Bible, the Wolf Spider bite is likely to “ Cause mild to local effects, including itchiness, red welts, bruising, a rapid pulse rate, nausea, vomiting, faintness, leg weakness and prolonged headache.” Wikipedia, of course, have a much better photograph of the Wolf Spider…Īnyway, Mike is almost certainly going to be just fine. I put it down to the paranoia of a newly arrived immigrant in Australia. These pictures first appeared in my post called Spiders – There’s Good News and There’s Bad News and at the time I speculated that the first picture may even have been a Funnel Web Spider. I took a photograph of some spiders who intruded into my home in the early days in hindsight I’m guessing that these are all Wolf Spiders… Around 25 mm in length, that’s about 1 inch, although I’ve heard some can get a fair bit bigger than that.Īpparently, here in Australia, we have over 400 species of Wolf Spiders. I’ve probably seen quite a few of these spiders since I’ve been here in Australia, and to be honest, they look just like any other spider. That largely depends not on who you are, but what you are. Well, if he was, what is going to happen to him? Are Australian Wolf Spiders dangerous? Mike was bitten by a spider the other day he thinks it was a Wolf Spider. I was reminded to do so though, when Mike made a comment on my post What It’s Really Like to Be Bitten by a Redback Spider. I suppose it is quite surprising that up until now I haven’t written anything about Wolf Spiders. Life in Australia – Moving to Australia – By BobinOz ≡ Menu ![]()
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