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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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winter spider in alberta - Pardosa
Copyright © 2013 caliber31

winter spider in alberta - Pardosa
edmonton, Alberta, Canada
February 12, 2013
Have t seen a lot of spiders over in our winters just want to know the name this one most likely common just couldn't find it be great to know the name
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Contributed by caliber31 on 12 February, 2013 - 2:33pm
Last updated 12 February, 2013 - 8:19pm

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Here's one similar for comparison:
… Laura P., 12 February, 2013 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

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This is a wolf spider, and might be in the genus Pardosa. There are many species in Alberta and they are often found, like this one, on the top of snow when the air temperature is close to or above freezing. This specimen, from what I can see of the palps, is an immature male.

I can't see enough detail in your picture to suggest which species it is.
… John Sloan, 12 February, 2013 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

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