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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Hogna
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Very large wolf/fishing spider - Hogna
Copyright © 2006 paul

Very large wolf/fishing spider - Hogna
Cadillac(just south of, actually), Wexford County, Michigan, USA
May 25, 2006
Size: 2" or more.
I came accross this spider near Cadillac, Michigan. The general area was a thick woodland. It struck me due to the very large size of the subject.
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Contributed by paul on 29 May, 2006 - 6:24pm
Last updated 22 April, 2007 - 8:04pm

Moved
Moved from Wolf Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 22 April, 2007 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

Lycosidae.
This is one of the wolf spiders. Fisher spiders are generally more "sprawling," and tend towards arboreal habits. I usually fisher spiders on tree trunks, the walls of sheds, etc.
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 May, 2006 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Is the size here atypical? I
Is the size here atypical? I've never seen one that large(as compared to the quarter in the photo, I placed for a comparison). When it ran, I at first thought it was a small mouse or something!
… paul, 30 May, 2006 - 11:48pm login or register to post comments

 
The size is within a normal range...
Wolf spiders are some of the biggest spiders most people will run across in the US/Canada. "Your" spider is quite impressive in size (I love finding spiders of that size!!), but believe it or not, some species can get even bigger. The Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis) can exceed 1.5" in body length, and with the legs... upwards of 5+ inches.
… Christopher Hunt, 8 June, 2006 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

 
thanks!
I'd love to find one that large, but alas, I am too far north for the Carolina.
… paul, 8 June, 2006 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

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