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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Thin-legged Wolf Spiders (Pardosa)
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Black face with eggs - Pardosa - female
Copyright © 2012 Steve McKechnie

Black face with eggs - Pardosa - Female
White Fox, Torch River, Saskatchewan, Canada
August 12, 2012
Found while cutting the grass.

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Contributed by Steve McKechnie on 27 August, 2012 - 1:08am
Last updated 6 February, 2014 - 1:37pm

Moved
Moved from Wolf Spiders.
… Laura P., 6 February, 2014 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

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These are fairly easy to ID to species, Steve, if you want to save one. :) I'm thinking it might be P. moesta. There are a lot of females with egg sacs at my place right now, so the time of year is right for it. It's hard to say just from the general appearance, though, which is variable between individuals depending on how old or "worn" they are. P. moesta is a small to medium-sized species.
… John Sloan, 27 August, 2012 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Insects and Arachnids of Canada part 17
P. moesta, Female. Total length 5.64 mm. Not this gal. I'll stop being lazy and read a bit more.
All of the "bald faced" black spiders have had eggs or kids, so I've left them alone.
… Steve McKechnie, 27 August, 2012 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

black wolf spider
I guess it might be Pardosa.
… Lynette Elliott, 27 August, 2012 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

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