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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Schizocosa » Schizocosa avida
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'Wolf Spider' - Schizocosa avida - female
Copyright © 2005 HW

'Wolf Spider' - Schizocosa avida - Female
Idaho, USA
November 6, 2005
Size: bigger than a quarter
found in my front lawn...as you can see it's a little larger than a quarter.
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Contributed by HW on 6 November, 2005 - 10:38pm
Last updated 22 May, 2007 - 9:04pm

Moved
Moved from Wolf Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 22 May, 2007 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

What do we think about
Schizocosa avida? Spiders of the Eastern US, Howell and Jenkins, page 216. Image here, 4th from the end.
… john and jane balaban, 31 December, 2005 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

Wolf spider
Yes definitely, but beyond that I'm not sure... see guide pages.
… Lynette Schimming, 7 November, 2005 - 6:24am login or register to post comments

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