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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Thin-legged Wolf Spiders (Pardosa) » Stone Spider (Pardosa lapidicina)
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Spiders seen often... what kind? - Pardosa lapidicina - male
Copyright © 2005 Marion

Spiders seen often... what kind? - Pardosa lapidicina - Male
Potomac River/C&O Canal, Washington County, Maryland, USA
April 18, 2005
Size: about size of a nickel
We have been trekking along the C&O Canal towpath in attept to view the entirety of it. We see spiders, which I believe are the same as these, very often and are unsure of what they are. I thought they might have been brown recluse, but I am pretty sure I am mistaken. We found these out on a rock in the evening right along the Potomac River bank, and I have seen many of them close to the banks of the river before while camping near Great Falls National Park in Maryland. If someone could enlighten me, I would be greatly appreciative!
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Contributed by Marion on 4 May, 2005 - 5:34pm
Last updated 9 April, 2006 - 1:06pm

Wolf spiders.
These are wolf spiders, probably in the genus Pardosa, though not positive. Not all wolf spiders are huge, and the different genera seem to have different habitat preferences. Totally harmless to people:-) I'm placing these in Pardosa because habitat can be a big clue in identifying lycosids, and this genus is very partial to shoreline habitats, especially rocky shores.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 May, 2005 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

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