Depeding on where in Canada you are, you're probably talking about a wolf spider (there are actually about 2000 species of wolf spider - it's a general term for ground-dwelling, hunting spiders).
There was a type of wolf spider that loved to hang out on the dock when I life-guarded at at local lake in college (the dock was of the floating-type where you pulled it onto shore when not in use and was anchored by a few cinderblocks when in use). One day, the guards (about 7 of us) took the dock out for a rescue drill. As the water splashed up under the dock, the spider ran to the top of the dock. The people on the beach never saw 7 guards dive off the dock so fast - some actually thought that was part of the drill until they heard us screaming and swatting at the spider as it ran on top of the water at us.
Comments 8
(The comment has been removed)
There was a type of wolf spider that loved to hang out on the dock when I life-guarded at at local lake in college (the dock was of the floating-type where you pulled it onto shore when not in use and was anchored by a few cinderblocks when in use). One day, the guards (about 7 of us) took the dock out for a rescue drill. As the water splashed up under the dock, the spider ran to the top of the dock. The people on the beach never saw 7 guards dive off the dock so fast - some actually thought that was part of the drill until they heard us screaming and swatting at the spider as it ran on top of the water at us.
Reply
Leave a comment