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Geolycosa missouriensis - female
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Geolycosa missouriensis - Female
Vigo County, Indiana, USA
April 23, 2014
Size: 22 mm
Habitat: sand, burrows in agriculture field. Burrow depth: 10 inches. ID based on Beatty's Spiders of Illinois and Indiana (2002). Geolycosa missouriensis and G. wrighti are the only species recorded for the state. This specimen is not wrighti which has a black venter

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Contributed by wolfpacksved on 24 April, 2014 - 7:50am
Last updated 24 April, 2014 - 9:59am

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Moved from ID Request.
Nice find. :)
… Laura P., 24 April, 2014 - 9:59am

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