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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Trochosa
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Is this a wolf spider? - Trochosa
Copyright © 2012 naturegal01

Is this a wolf spider? - Trochosa
Lapeer County, Michigan, USA
August 4, 2012
Size: With legs, maybe 1"?
Here he is floating across the water.

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Contributed by naturegal01 on 4 August, 2012 - 3:10pm
Last updated 4 August, 2012 - 11:05pm

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… Lynette Elliott, 4 August, 2012 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

Spider on water.
Was awesome to watch him on the water. He was quite fast. When he reached the side of the container, he seemed to panic a bit when it appeared he couldn't get up the side. That's when I put the camera down and helped him out. (I was still thinking he had slipped in accidentally while drinking, but now think he jumped in on purpose to "hunt" maybe?)
… naturegal01, 4 August, 2012 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Spider on water.
I've seen some of the local Pardosa wolf spiders walking around on water too, but never figured out whether it was deliberate or not... in most cases I also found springtails, so it's possible the spiders were hunting them.
… Kyron Basu, 4 August, 2012 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Looks a wolf spider. Very cool to see it on the water! Would it be possible to crop the dorsal shot so we can see the markings on the back a bit better? Genus Trochosa is the first thing that jumps to mind, but I can't really tell. Someone else may know better.
… Kyron Basu, 4 August, 2012 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

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