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    Jul 18, 2007, 04:27 PM
    Hole digging Spider?
    I just moved to Dallas Texas and have noticed a hole in our lawn with a brown spider that seems to hide in it. I covered the hole up and it appears that he has redug it. Any ideas on what kind of spider it is? The hole is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. When it sees us it jumps back down into the hole.
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    Jul 18, 2007, 05:45 PM
    I would suspect it may be a female tarantula, though it is hard to say for sure. There are likely many varieties of such native to your immediate area, all I would presume quite harmless. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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    Jul 18, 2007, 06:18 PM
    Possibly a trap door spider. Here's a great website on bugs.

    There are ten pages dedicated to spiders.

    What's That Bug: Spiders
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    Jul 19, 2007, 11:32 AM
    Thanks for the answers. Great web site GoldieMae! I suspect my spider is a wolf spider from the look. Though it mentions nothing of them living in holes we figure he is taking advantage of some other creature's hole.
    Thanks again!
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    Jul 19, 2007, 01:23 PM
    Wolf spiders aren't web builders, so it is possible it has taken over another spider's abandoned hole.

    I use that site all the time.

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