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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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Large wolf spider - Hogna
Copyright © 2013 Marci Hess

Large wolf spider - Hogna
Blanchard township, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
February 10, 2013
Size: 4 inches
This big guy has come to our black lights a couple of times. The 4" that I posted is from "top to bottom" including the legs. The 2nd time at the lights, he was much more relaxed (not running upon sight of us) but he's fairly shy and extremely quick. Thanks for the help.
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Contributed by Marci Hess on 4 October, 2013 - 1:54pm
Last updated 25 February, 2020 - 8:20am

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… Lynette Elliott, 5 October, 2013 - 8:57am login or register to post comments

Do you have ...
any more shots? Possibly one of the face and if you have her in captivity a ventral? (This can be accomplished by placing the spider in a clear plastic bag, gently smooth the plastic over the spider turning her over and taking the picture through the plastic). I can tell you it's a Wolf Spider (Lycosidae) similar to ones in the genus Hogna but I don't recognize it. The size suggests something like Hogna carolinensis which looks similar but I'm not sure that's it exactly.
… Laura P., 4 October, 2013 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

 
I have a few from another day
I have a few from another day but they aren't of the face. She had caught a moth and was trying to get far away from me very fast. I didn't try to catch her. I know the eye arrangements are important and I photo them when I can but until I learn to preserve them properly, I'm not catching at this time.
… Marci Hess, 5 October, 2013 - 7:19am login or register to post comments

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