Sometimes I get these in the garage so I catch them with a container and put them back outside I used to be petrifying by spiders but I'm getting over my fear of them I think it's funny how they can jump when they run away from you seeing that I realised how silly I was for being scared of them
I love to hear this! I’m much the same way; used to be afraid of spiders but have really come around to appreciate them. That fear is a hard thing to get past, well done!
In pretty much every location that we visit, shining at night is a surefire way to come across some arachnids. Wolf spiders are so much fun to watch, they are perfect little predators and seeing a big one is always a treat during a night hike. Great discussion about their anatomy and their importance! - Harrison and Evan
Hard to say because some of those little striped spiders in the grass are wolf spiders (like the one in this video). The eye arrangement of wolf spiders are very unique but you have to get pretty close to see that!
Not my favorite when I raise baby monarch catepillars. I have to carefully examine each part of the milkweed plant for them hiding along with earwigs, lacewings, assassin bugs, and some other strange aggressive catepillar-like predator that cuts their head off. Then there's tachnid fly and wasps that look for them as well. Nature is harsh. Very harsh for monarch catepillars to survive.
Unfortunately no Hogna in this video - most of the bigger ones we filmed here were Tigrosa (likely aspersa). Coincidentally, I did run across H. carolina once on the northern part of this property but - as you say - they seem to be quite rare in Ohio.
That's what I would call it, but I know some researchers feel strongly that Tigrosa species cannot be reliably Identified without a specimen under a dissecting scope.
@@cds3703 T. georgicola especially can be similar I believe. The thin orange line between the eyes is apparently a good diagnostic for aspersa but maybe not a perfect one?
Sometimes I get these in the garage so I catch them with a container and put them back outside I used to be petrifying by spiders but I'm getting over my fear of them I think it's funny how they can jump when they run away from you seeing that I realised how silly I was for being scared of them
I love to hear this! I’m much the same way; used to be afraid of spiders but have really come around to appreciate them. That fear is a hard thing to get past, well done!
In pretty much every location that we visit, shining at night is a surefire way to come across some arachnids. Wolf spiders are so much fun to watch, they are perfect little predators and seeing a big one is always a treat during a night hike. Great discussion about their anatomy and their importance!
- Harrison and Evan
Thanks guys, nighttime spider hunts have become a favorite activity of mine!
Ahh wolf spiders are so cool! Always loved these guys, so cute
Me too, right up there with fishing spiders as my favorites!
One of my favorite spiders, we have “fiddle backs” here that we are careful to remove.
If you use a piece of gum attached at the end of thin string, you can "fish" them out from the holes they make
So awesome! I love doing this for the dolomedes tenebrosus, too. Tree trunks aglow!
Me too, nighttime spider shining is a blast!
Great content love seeing stuff on our amazing state MO
Thanks Jake! This was actually all filmed in Ohio, but the species and techniques all pretty much apply for Missouri too!
@@lifeunderfoot4805 yes sorry was also referring to your other videos as well at a few conservations in MO by pilot knob and Hercules glades.
What's the difference between these wolf spiders and grass spiders, with similar stripes on their back? Thanks
Hard to say because some of those little striped spiders in the grass are wolf spiders (like the one in this video). The eye arrangement of wolf spiders are very unique but you have to get pretty close to see that!
you look like a young steven king
Not my favorite when I raise baby monarch catepillars. I have to carefully examine each part of the milkweed plant for them hiding along with earwigs, lacewings, assassin bugs, and some other strange aggressive catepillar-like predator that cuts their head off. Then there's tachnid fly and wasps that look for them as well. Nature is harsh. Very harsh for monarch catepillars to survive.
I bet! Monarchs are lucky to have you looking out for them.
@@lifeunderfoot4805 But I'm glad you are kind to all creatures. I am only biased when those predators are in my catepillar's turf.
0:40 nice a carolina wolf spider, rare find in ohio since most of their habitats have been lost to humans
Unfortunately no Hogna in this video - most of the bigger ones we filmed here were Tigrosa (likely aspersa). Coincidentally, I did run across H. carolina once on the northern part of this property but - as you say - they seem to be quite rare in Ohio.
Young wolf spiders should be called pup spiders
I love this!
0:49 thats a tigrosa aspersa
That's what I would call it, but I know some researchers feel strongly that Tigrosa species cannot be reliably Identified without a specimen under a dissecting scope.
@@lifeunderfoot4805 its big so thats a prominent factor
@@cds3703 T. georgicola especially can be similar I believe. The thin orange line between the eyes is apparently a good diagnostic for aspersa but maybe not a perfect one?