Unknown spider - Hogna - BugGuide.Net

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… Lynette Elliott, 31 October, 2011 - 8:56am

what a monster

female Hogna carolinensis is the only thing I can think of. ID based on sheer size.

… wolfpacksved, 30 October, 2011 - 4:29pm

Thanks

Thanks, I guess the verdict is in and wolf spider it is. I looked it up and seems harmless, I brought it out to a field and relocated it, thanks for the replies.

… Jay in Colorado, 30 October, 2011 - 1:10am

Next time

if you can take some ventral images that could help us ID it. Putting the spider in a plastic bag makes it easy to get the ventral shot.

… Lynette Elliott, 31 October, 2011 - 8:54am

Ventral

plastic bag is a good idea for a ventral shot, i wasnt about to try to get him to roll over but i could do the plastic bag, thanks.

… Jay in Colorado, 31 October, 2011 - 10:26am

so what is your opinion on ID

Hogna carolinensis? If not a Hogna , then Geolycosa?

… wolfpacksved, 31 October, 2011 - 9:36am

Geolycosa

I did think about that genus, but I'm not sure they get that big. I'd guess H. carolinensis is likely correct based on size and coloring, but I'm not 100% sure about H. coloradensis.

Edit - it looks like Geolycosa get to about 22 mm.

… Lynette Elliott, 31 October, 2011 - 9:47am

yes

certain species of Geolycosa rival H. carolinensis. I have collected large Geo's in Michigan. H. coloradensis is another good candidate, if we had that ventral shot!

… wolfpacksved, 31 October, 2011 - 10:20am

that looks very much like a w

that looks very much like a wolf spider.

… Jorge Hilario, 29 October, 2011 - 8:12pm

I agree

Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders), but I'm not sure which one.

… John R. Maxwell, 30 October, 2011 - 12:19am

Images

Please remove ALL of the photobucket images and click "add image" (under the photo) to add images here one at a time. Thanks

… John R. Maxwell, 29 October, 2011 - 6:22pm

ok, sorry i didnt know about

ok, sorry i didnt know about the no photobucket thing.

… Jay in Colorado, 29 October, 2011 - 8:39pm

I removed them

whew... ;)

… Maury J. Heiman, 29 October, 2011 - 6:39pm