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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Hogna » Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis)
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Wolf Spider - Hogna carolinensis - female
Copyright © 2010 Anthony Gould

Wolf Spider - Hogna carolinensis - Female
Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 29, 2010
Size: 3cm BL (possibly larger)
This individual seemed to hunt in the same spot throughout the summer and I frequently found it preying on crickets, cockroaches and beetles. From checking photos and descriptions in the guide, I think it may be a Hogna species...maybe carolinensis or coloradensis.

Any help with an ID is appreciated.

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Wolf Spider - Hogna carolinensis - female Wolf Spider - Hogna carolinensis - female Wolf Spider - Hogna carolinensis - female
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Contributed by Anthony Gould on 14 November, 2010 - 8:38pm
Last updated 8 February, 2014 - 11:36pm

Moved
Moved from Wolf Spiders.
I went with H. carolinensis because from what I know of H. coloradensis the markings on the carapace have a slightly different look to them with prominent dark triangular patches behind the eyes:


There is some confusion with some of the H. carolinensis here though, some have orange ventrals as opposed to black ... dorsally they're indistinguishable. We don't yet know if they're a different species or a variation.
… Laura P., 8 February, 2014 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

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Thanks for your input, R.J. and Heidi :)
… Anthony Gould, 15 November, 2010 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

I agree...
...beautiful pictures, and I would agree with Hogna, although I'm nowhere close to an expert. :-) It looks like a ventral shot would help distinguish between the two species you listed.
… Heidi Eaton, 15 November, 2010 - 1:13am login or register to post comments

I don't know which wolf spide
I don't know which wolf spider this is but want to commend you on these beautiful photos!
… R.J. Adams, 14 November, 2010 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

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