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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Tigrosa » Tigrosa georgicola
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huge wolf spider of some kind - Tigrosa georgicola - female
Copyright © 2008 bugsrock

huge wolf spider of some kind - Tigrosa georgicola - Female
Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
May 10, 2008
Size: about 1" long.
I captured this huge wolf spider in our garage last night. its the biggest one ive seen. i would love to know what species it is. I'm guessing that because of its size its a female.
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Contributed by bugsrock on 10 May, 2008 - 10:35am
Last updated 9 August, 2013 - 2:01pm

Moved
Moved from Wolf Spiders.
Some species of Hogna were moved to a new genus, Tigrosa.
… Laura P., 9 August, 2013 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Thank you so much!
… bugsrock, 9 August, 2013 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 27 May, 2008 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

Hogna???
I'll throw out a question; maybe it will prompt someone who knows more to jump in: Based on her size, the possibilities would be, what... Lyco... oops, Hogna?? Or... ?
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 10 May, 2008 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

Size (2.5 cm) exclusive of le
Size (2.5 cm) exclusive of legs?
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 10 May, 2008 - 2:43pm login or register to post comments

 
yes
yes the body was about 2.5 cm long.
… bugsrock, 10 May, 2008 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

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