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Hogna - Hogna coloradensis - female
Copyright © 2007 Mindy Larum

Hogna - Hogna coloradensis - Female
Morrison, CO, Colorado, USA
May 8, 2007
Size: 2 inches
This is a wild caught Hogna Carolinensis (I believe). I have temporarily adopted it for observations. I came across it in the mountains near Denver while working. The sex is not identified but it sure is fiesty. This is one of the more aggressive wolf spiders I have seen as it attacks almost anything that disrupts it's terrarium.

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Hogna - Hogna coloradensis - female Hogna - Hogna coloradensis - female Hogna - Hogna coloradensis - female
Contributed by Mindy Larum on 24 May, 2007 - 11:51pm
Last updated 7 October, 2009 - 8:03pm

Moved
Moved from Carolina Wolf Spider.
… Lynette Elliott, 7 October, 2009 - 8:03pm

Moved
Moved from Hogna.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 1 July, 2007 - 10:35am

Moved
Moved from Carolina Wolf Spider.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 31 May, 2007 - 6:54pm

Nice
Could you post a dorsal view and possibly ventral, and doulble check the date?
Also, does 2 inches include the legs?
I cropped the image.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 25 May, 2007 - 4:34pm

 
New pictures
I added the different pictures so let me know what you think. The two inches includes legs in a normal sitting position. Body size is just over one inch.
… Mindy Larum, 31 May, 2007 - 4:40pm

 
It
seems there are four Hogna species in CO according to the guide info page. I think two of them can safely be eliminated, which leaves H. carolinensis and H. coloradensis.
It appears to be an adult, and the small size and coloration/markings are not typical of the Carolina wolf spider, primarily the venter, as far as I know.
Maybe it is geographic variation or a Hogna coloradensis.
Moving to Hogna page for now.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 31 May, 2007 - 6:54pm

 
Female
How did you determine the sex from these pictures?
… Mindy Larum, 2 June, 2007 - 1:26am

 
The
slender pedipalps (the little legs in front), and the epigynum (reproductive organ) on the underside.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 6 June, 2007 - 2:32pm

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