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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Tigrosa
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Wolfie- Wolf Spider - Tigrosa - male
Copyright © 2007 JenniferB

Wolfie- Wolf Spider - Tigrosa - Male
Southwestern, Pennsylvania, USA
October 17, 2007
Size: 1/2 inch body
I believe my friend is a wolf spider. I've looked here on bug guide but not sure if I found an exact match. Each year Spring and Autumn bring at least 6 of them indoors, where I chase after them with a jar. They are fast! Can anyone help me identify it? I'd also like to find out how to tell if it's male or female. Thanks so much! :)
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Contributed by JenniferB on 18 October, 2007 - 11:52am
Last updated 9 August, 2013 - 3:47pm

Moved
Moved from Wolf Spiders.
… Laura P., 9 August, 2013 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

Yes, probably a male.
Yes, this is a wolf spider (nice pic!), and probably a male. Male wolf spiders have a more 'sprawling' appearance than females with longer legs and a proportionately smaller body. Mature males also have modified pedipalps (the small leg-like appendages near the jaws), such that they appear like miniature boxing gloves. Also, males and females of the same species may look radically different in appearance. There is also so much individual variation that identification even to genus is problematic from images alone. Just recognizing this one to family is an accomplishment, Jennifer:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 October, 2007 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Wolfie
Thanks Eric for the information and compliment. I'm thoroughly impressed by this site and find it refreshing to be surrounded by kind and helpful people who don't think I'm crazy because I run toward bugs instead of away from them. I learn something new here every day. Thanks again!
… JenniferB, 18 October, 2007 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

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