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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Tigrosa » Tigrosa grandis
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Montana tarantula? - Tigrosa grandis - female
Copyright © 2008 lstephenson

Montana tarantula? - Tigrosa grandis - Female
Montana, USA
August 15, 2008
Size: 3 inches
What is this? We aren't close to any water, and often find them in old wood piles. It is not aggressive and eats lots of grasshoppers! We always call them tarantulas, but don't suppose they are.
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Contributed by lstephenson on 25 August, 2008 - 2:22pm
Last updated 28 October, 2014 - 1:20pm

Moved
Moved from Western species that might be Tigrosa grandis.
Tentative placement on account of the cheeks not presenting as light as other examples but otherwise appears to be T. grandis.
… Laura P., 28 October, 2014 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tigrosa/Hogna-like with narrow median carapace stripe.
Sorry about all the picture moving. I'm trying to get these sorted out. :)
… Laura P., 16 September, 2013 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Wolf Spiders.
… Laura P., 14 September, 2013 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 13 September, 2008 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

Not a tarantula
Definitely a wolf spider, possibly a Hogna sp.
… Jay Barnes, 25 August, 2008 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Hogna
The pictures you sent me to are another bunch we have around here. But they are much more aggressive and longer legged than the one I have. I knew they were wolf spiders but didn't know this one was. Thanks for any input!
… lstephenson, 25 August, 2008 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

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