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Arizona wolf spider (i think) - Agelenopsis aperta - male
Copyright © 2010 matt Verelley

Arizona wolf spider (i think) - Agelenopsis aperta - Male
mill Valley, California, USA
Size: body length 2inches
look to be in the wolf spider family. some type of funnel weaver? it was quite large and agressive.

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Arizona wolf spider (i think) - Agelenopsis aperta - male arizona wolf spider (i think) - Agelenopsis aperta - male
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Contributed by matt Verelley on 30 December, 2010 - 12:57am
Last updated 5 September, 2021 - 12:09am

Moved
Moved from Western Ageleninae.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 5 September, 2021 - 12:09am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Funnel Weavers.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 3 September, 2021 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 31 December, 2010 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

Funnel Web
If it's a Funnel Web Wolf, it would be in Sosippus, though yours doesn't look much like S. californicus, the only one in Bugguide already from AZ. I'll be interested to hear what the experts say.
… Sara Rall , 30 December, 2010 - 5:52am login or register to post comments

 
Agelenid?
To me it looks more like your basic, non-wolf, Funnel Web Spider like this one from AZ
… Sara Rall , 30 December, 2010 - 6:04am login or register to post comments

 
funnel-web spider
I agree with Sara. From what I can see there are no wolf eyes on this spider.
… Lynette Elliott, 30 December, 2010 - 9:45am login or register to post comments

 
yeah. Thats what I thought. I
yeah. Thats what I thought. I wish I had a nicer camera. He was a beautiful specimen.
… matt Verelley, 30 December, 2010 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

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