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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) » Pardosa xerampelina
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Spider With 'Strange' Green Sac Attached - Pardosa xerampelina - female
Copyright © 2008 Mardon Erbland

Spider With 'Strange' Green Sac Attached - Pardosa xerampelina - Female
48.16352N 53.96681W (WGS84), Clarenville, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
June 20, 2008
Size: 12 mm body length
I've never seen a spider with this sort of thing attached. I'm hoping for an ID on the spider and an explination of what that thing is that's attached to it. If I had to guess I'd say it's an egg sac but I've never seen a sac attached to the spider.

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Contributed by Mardon Erbland on 21 June, 2008 - 4:55pm
Last updated 9 April, 2009 - 12:56pm

Moved
I have recieved a positive ID for this spider from Dr. Roger Pickavance.  Based on Dr. Pickavance's microscopic examination of the specimen that I collected after I photographed it, Dr. Pickavance identified this as: "Pardosa xerampelina adult female carrying egg cocoon"
… Mardon Erbland, 9 April, 2009 - 12:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 3 July, 2008 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

Pardosa sp.
Judging by the leg spines, I'd say this is one of the Thin-legged Wolf Spiders from Genus pardosa.
… Jebus31, 21 June, 2008 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

It Is An Egg Sac
This is a wolf spider (Lycosidae) of some type and they carry their egg sacs with their spinnerets. When the babies hatch they all climb on mom's back. Look here http://bugguide.net/node/view/1967
… Sharon Warner, 21 June, 2008 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

ur coorrect about the egg sac
ur coorrect about the egg sac. don't know the id.
… Jason W., 21 June, 2008 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

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