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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » False Wolf Spiders & Wandering Spiders (Zoropsidae) » Lauricius
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Spider id help - Lauricius
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Spider id help - Lauricius
Bailey, Park County, Colorado, USA
July 25, 2009
Size: size of a quarter
We see these from mid July though mid winter. the peak is around late October and they can get to about the size of half dollar. Some (females with eggs I assume) have huge rear ends at times. At their peak we find a few stuck in the bath tub every morning. I know they are not BR's but are still a bit un-nerving. We are at about 9500ft in the Front Range of the Rockies if that helps.
Thanks!

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Contributed by ZoSoPSB on 25 July, 2009 - 7:47pm
Last updated 5 September, 2014 - 10:27am

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… Laura P., 5 September, 2014 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

another idea Mandy Howe suggested:
Lauricius



According to the Colorado Spider Survey, Lauricius hooki is found in CO. But SONA says there's also Lauricius hemicloeinus, so I don't know which species for sure.
… Lynette Elliott, 26 August, 2012 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

Still haven't figured it out but
it appears to resemble some in the Family Sparassidae - Giant Crab Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 28 August, 2011 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

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… Lynette Elliott, 13 August, 2009 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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… Lynette Elliott, 25 July, 2009 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

Not a wolf
not sure about fishing... eyes don't look quite right. I'm not sure what this is right now.
… Lynette Elliott, 25 July, 2009 - 8:59pm login or register to post comments

wolf spider looking, maybe fishing spider - added note
I added the eye arrangement for fishing spider under the blowup picture. Here's the wolf spider eye arrangement for example. I suppose you could compare this to the next spider you see, or this one if it's captive. The wolf spider has one pair of eyes kind of on the side of the front of the "head" with six in front.

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… Andrew Williams, 25 July, 2009 - 7:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Wolf
Thanks. I put up a photo of its face, such as it is. He left and that was the best i could get.
… ZoSoPSB, 25 July, 2009 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

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