Lycosidae? with missing leg. - Ozyptila

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Copyright © 2006 Mardon Erbland

Lycosidae? with missing leg. - Ozyptila

Logy bay, Northeast Avalon, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
June 25, 2006
Size: 6 mm Body Length

I think this must be the Family Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders) but it doesn't look
exactly like either of the other two wolf spider images that I posted:

and

At 6 mm, it's also smaller than either of these two.
It was clinging to the side of our garage when I found it and the front leg
on its left side was missing then. Is it common for a spider to have a missing
leg? Do they grow back? Can anyone confirm the family and offer a
Genus/Species?

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Contributed by Mardon Erbland on 25 June, 2006 - 1:26pm
Last updated 1 August, 2009 - 12:54pm

Moved

Moved from Ground Crab Spiders. After discussion with John Sloan, we're now thinking this is actually Ozyptila

… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2009 - 12:54pm

Moved

Moved from Crab Spiders.

… Jeff Hollenbeck, 18 November, 2006 - 9:18am

Can't see the eye pattern...

but it looks like Thomisidae to me. It's some kind of adult male crab spider.

… Don Cadle, 25 June, 2006 - 9:20pm

Yes definitely Thomisidae

Crab spider, Xysticus or something close to it.

… john and jane balaban, 4 July, 2006 - 5:31pm

Thanks and Moved

Thanks to both you and Don. I've moved the images to the page for the Family Thomisidae.

… Mardon Erbland, 7 July, 2006 - 7:09am

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