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mystery spider - Geolycosa

Cove Point, Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
June 9, 2016
Size: ~3mm

I’m not sure what to make of this one. The eye pattern looks like a lycosid but I can’t place it. Found on a Chesapeake Bay beach in the sand above the high tide mark. Very fast and fidgety; I never managed to get ahead of it to photograph the face.

Thanks in advance for the help

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mystery spider - Geolycosa

mystery spider - Geolycosa

mystery spider - Geolycosa

Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 25 June, 2016 - 5:50pm
Last updated 21 February, 2017 - 10:54am

Moved

Moved from Wolf Spiders.

… Laura P., 21 February, 2017 - 10:54am

Looks

like a Geolycosa spiderling.

… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 June, 2016 - 4:34am

It does resemble this one of yours

How did you ID that one to species?
Thanks for the help

… Steve Scholnick, 27 June, 2016 - 3:45pm

You

are welcome.
This was IDed to species because the spiderlings were leaving and near a females burrow. Also, micanopy is/was the only species of Geolycosa in the area this was photographed at the time.
Otherwise it would have had to been reared a couple more instars to possibly adult for an ID.

Compare yours to spiderling images of fatifera and turricola if there are some here or on Google maybe...

… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 June, 2016 - 5:49pm

Will do

Thanks for the tip. I've never tried rearing spiders but will have to start considering it

… Steve Scholnick, 27 June, 2016 - 7:26pm

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