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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Arctosa » Arctosa littoralis
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well camouflaged spider - Arctosa littoralis
Copyright © 2012 Ken Carman

well camouflaged spider - Arctosa littoralis
Hollywood, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
May 1, 2012
Size: 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inch
Found in white sand a few feet from pond. The contrast shows up in photo, but it blended quite well with white sand.

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Contributed by Ken Carman on 1 May, 2012 - 3:15pm
Last updated 24 April, 2015 - 2:28pm

Moved
Moved from Arctosa.
… Laura P., 24 April, 2015 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

Wolf Spider - Arctosa sp.
Moved from ID Request. Spiders are measured without their legs, so this spider was more like 15 mm? Nice shots.
… Lynette Elliott, 1 May, 2012 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

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