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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Gladicosa » Gladicosa pulchra
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Gladicosa pulchra - male
Copyright © 2008 John R. Maxwell

Gladicosa pulchra - Male
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
October 5, 2008
Size: Maybe around 10 mm?
Is this maybe Gladicosa gulosa ???

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 18 October, 2008 - 12:34am
Last updated 13 December, 2009 - 10:41pm

Moved
Moved from Wolf Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 28 November, 2009 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

Gladicosa cf. pulchra. See
Gladicosa cf. pulchra.

See [thumbnail:355165] for the long story.

John, roughly how high off the ground do you find these on your house?

-Kevin
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 28 November, 2009 - 8:19am login or register to post comments

 
This one
was found raking leaves, but we could have knocked it out of a bush raking underneath, or it may have been searching for a mate and got raked up.
… John R. Maxwell, 28 November, 2009 - 8:45am login or register to post comments

 
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4-8 feet high on the brick wall hunting along the mortar.
… John R. Maxwell, 28 November, 2009 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

Moved
and moved again. Sorry for all the moves. I may have jumped the gun on this one.
… Lynette Elliott, 13 September, 2009 - 12:12am login or register to post comments

 
Probably
a very good call!
… John R. Maxwell, 28 November, 2009 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Hogna gulosa.
… Lynette Elliott, 13 September, 2009 - 12:01am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Wolf Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 September, 2009 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

 
ID -
Not doubting the move really, but can someone explain how this lycosid was identified to species?
… Ken Schneider, 12 September, 2009 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Taxonomy
Does Hogna gulosa = Gladicosa gulosa, or is it just coincinence that they have a similar pattern?
… John R. Maxwell, 12 September, 2009 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

 
See comments here
… John R. Maxwell, 12 September, 2009 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

 
You are correct
Sorry, I should have double check the taxonomy before posting! I'm using the old How to Know the Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 13 September, 2009 - 12:07am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… John R. Maxwell, 29 October, 2008 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

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