Sommer Gardens / Wednesday, October 7, 2009 / Categories: Garden Pests, Creatures You better look before you grasp! When gardening in Florida you know it is always best to look before you grab something....or you may regret it. This friendly, and beautiful wolf spider was just hanging out on the side of a tray of rooted cuttings. Wolf spiders are quite common around here and this one is just a baby. When full grown their leg span can equal the width of your hand!Wolf spiders are a beneficial spider because they love to eat roaches. Believe it or not you can actually hear them crunching away while they hold a large roach and munch on the head and torso. If you shine a light on them at night their eyes reflect ruby red. Living in an old wooden house I have learned to coexist with them. This can really test your heart when you wake up at night feeling something walking across your face. By instinct, you grab it and sling it away only to hear a loud thud when it hits the opposite wall. In just a matter of seconds you realize this was not a nightmare but rather an actual, real life experience. Needless to say it make take some time, and perhaps even a few beers, before you are able to go back to sleep. I'm really liking this Angel Trumpet seedling A tale of two Smittys, an Angel Trumpet two for Tuesday! Print Rate this article: No rating 6818 Tags:wolf spider