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Spider ID #921983

Asked November 14, 2025, 7:00 PM EST

Is this a nursery or wolf spider? We kindly released this baby outside, but then the kids started trying to ID it from a few fuzzy photos so to Seek and got mixed answers!

Ingham County Michigan

Expert Response

This is most likely a grass spider. It's not a nursery spider. AI and different apps do a decent job with plant identification but are far less accurate for insects and spiders.

David Lowenstein Replied November 17, 2025, 7:04 PM EST

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Spider ID #921983

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