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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Schizocosa » Schizocosa avida
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Wolf Spider - Schizocosa avida
Copyright © 2016 Steven Mlodinow

Wolf Spider - Schizocosa avida
Windsor Reservoir, Weld County, Colorado, USA
February 26, 2016
Size: ~1 cm body length
dozens of these on rare 60F spring day. Soil gravelly to sandy (moist) with sparse vegetation.

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Contributed by Steven Mlodinow on 27 February, 2016 - 8:50am
Last updated 23 March, 2016 - 12:28pm

Looks like S. aulonia….
Looks like S. aulonia….
… Alicia, 17 April, 2024 - 9:15am login or register to post comments

 
Thank You
S aulonia should have dark forelegs, no?
Steve
… Steven Mlodinow, 18 April, 2024 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Schizocosa.
… Steven Mlodinow, 23 March, 2016 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Steven Mlodinow, 7 March, 2016 - 7:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 7 March, 2016 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

Female
She looks like some in this genus. Let's see what the experts say.
Schizocosa avida: ♀ Good Luck!
… Bob Biagi, 27 February, 2016 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Schizocosa
McCooki seems to be the only similar species, but S avida looks to fit the bill. Thanks!
… Steven Mlodinow, 27 February, 2016 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
How did you ...
rule out S. mccooki?
… Laura P., 18 October, 2016 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

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