bigzaggin
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This guy is???
Even had that thing happen at night where you turn your headlamp into the darkness and see endless sets of tiny, mysterious white eyes (even BEFORE
the Tecates kick in)? Well on a recent trip we trounced off into the coastal brush to finally solve that riddle. We found tons of these guys, about
the size of a silver dollar...

Anyone know what they're called? And do they make decent tent mates?
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they're best left inside your buddies ugg boot. if that isn't possible, drop it in a covered pot or pan on the campstove and wait for morning!
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My guess is a wolf spider, but I suck at these games.
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Yep,
pretty sure it's a wolf spider ,
they're thick on the central Baja pacific coast especially near good surf breaks, are nocturnal and are definitely poisonous.
Shake out your towels, your boots your clothes . Make it a habit
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Wolf Spider:
http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/Images/wolfspider4.jpg
http://www.wolfspiders.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider
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Weird that you never see them in the real estate brochures?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Islandbuilder
Weird that you never see them in the real estate brochures? |
They WRITE the real estate brochures.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Islandbuilder
Weird that you never see them in the real estate brochures? |
They WRITE the real estate brochures. |
 
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Dennis, thanks for the wolfspider.org link. Some cool videos near the bottom.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Interesting. Thanks for the info. I've been down there many many times, but it's really been the last few year I've noticed these guys in such
massive quantity.
I'll be taking Woody's advice going forward.
Anyone been bit?
[Edited on 2-26-2012 by bigzaggin]
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