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Wolf Spider  - (Pardosa) - Pardosa

Wolf Spider - (Pardosa) - Pardosa
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
June 8, 2017
Found this small spider near a bayou on a water plant. Any idea what it is? I looked up fishing spiders but nothing looked like this. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Oh, yes, thanks
got our P's mixed up.

Has the eyes of a wolf spider
Lycosidae, maybe one of those Pirata/Piratula?

 
Thanks
Thank you, I appreciate the suggestions.

 
Yes and no
Yes on family, but I think this one is a female Pardosa since it lacks the clear dark V on the carapace and has erect spines on thin legs.

 
Thanks
Thank you for your suggestion. I guess it was just a skinny ol' wolf spider, just not the Rabida variety. I thought it may have been some kind of aquatic species. I've re-labeled it accordingly.

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