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Geolycosa wrighti
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Lithrael
White sand burrowing spider -
Geolycosa wrighti
Silver Lake, Oceana County, Michigan, USA
July 23, 2018
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Lithrael
on 24 July, 2018 - 8:41am
Last updated 24 July, 2018 - 12:45pm
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wolfpacksved
, 24 July, 2018 - 12:45pm
go with wrighti for now , but ....
Five species of Geolycosa in Michigan (Sierwald 2005): fatifera, missouriensis, pikei, turricola, wrighti. I have only collected missouriensis and wrighti. The underside of wrighti abdomen is black. With no ventral pic this genus can be a real headache to id.
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wolfpacksved
, 24 July, 2018 - 12:43pm
Wow
I didn't know that Michigan had 5 species! Definitely need to be careful with ID then.
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Tyler Hedlund
, 24 July, 2018 - 1:06pm
Geolycosa
Correct, it's a burrowing wolf spider. I think it's Geolycosa wrighti.
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Tyler Hedlund
, 24 July, 2018 - 9:22am
Thanks!
Cool! The face and softly defined carapace look like wrighti. She does have black ‘pads’ on the undersides of her legs though. Hmmm.
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Lithrael
, 24 July, 2018 - 10:18am