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Spider - Schizocosa

Spider - Schizocosa
Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, USA
August 16, 2017
Size: ~1"or>
Disturbed from wood pile. Fast mover. Maternal instinct? appeared to search for egg-sac.

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Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Looks like...
one of the Schizocosa wolf spiders.

 
Schizocosa wolf spider
Thank you. I hope they are good to have in the yard...I have a fair number of them.

 
Harmless
They normally feed on other small arthropods and are beneficial.

 
Schizocosa wolf spider
Thank you again. without your help I don't think I would have had any clue where to even start! The closest pictures I found were maybe, Schizocosa mccooki?

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