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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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Wolf Spider? - Gladicosa pulchra
Copyright © 2011 sgooge

Wolf Spider? - Gladicosa pulchra
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
December 31, 2011
Size: Approx. 2in
I found this spider hanging out in my garage at around 2AM. It was fairly timid. I safely captured it to take a few shots then sent it back on its way.

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Contributed by sgooge on 31 December, 2011 - 2:35am
Last updated 12 February, 2014 - 4:26pm

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… Laura P., 12 February, 2014 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

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… Lynette Elliott, 8 January, 2012 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

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Spiders aren't measured with the legs included. I'd guess this one was more like 20 mm?
… Lynette Elliott, 31 December, 2011 - 11:14am login or register to post comments

 
It was fairly large. It was p
It was fairly large. It was probably closer to 40mm than 2in, and that is without the legs.
… sgooge, 31 December, 2011 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Size
Thanks... the largest wolf spiders are around 35 mm, so 40 mm is still a bit on the high end. Since it's so large I wonder if it's Hogna carolinensis? It doesn't seem to have the right markings for that species, so maybe another one in that genus?
… Lynette Elliott, 31 December, 2011 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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