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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Tigrosa
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Spider - Tigrosa
Copyright © 2011 Tom Rowland

Spider - Tigrosa
Wacissa, Jefferson County, Florida, USA
August 16, 2011
I was in my kayak taking pix of birds on the Wacissia River when I spotted this little guy a good 100 feet from the nearest land.
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Contributed by Tom Rowland on 18 August, 2011 - 8:02am
Last updated 2 February, 2014 - 10:40am

Moved
Moved from Hogna.
Some species of Hogna were moved to a new genus, Tigrosa.
… Laura P., 5 August, 2013 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 27 August, 2011 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

It has those Wolf Spider eyes
Lycosidae. The water molecules bond to each other, and the spider isn't heavy enough to break those bonds. Surface tension! Drop in a little detergent and he'll fall right through!
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2011 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

Fantastic shot!
I'd like to know about the physics of this "walking on water" thing!
… Diane Young, 18 August, 2011 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

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