Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae)

[Tunedbeat]

Since there are already photo thread for jumpers and such, i couldn't find any for wolf spiders. So, i thought i should start one. :D

I'll start with a few,
Hogna sp.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1098/1013244790_0d70d706b2_o.jpg
Rabid wolf,
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/1235896463_605c9b16bb_o.jpg
Unknown,
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1032/1013730694_eac03cf9c6_o.jpg

Lets see'em people!

[problemchildx]

Good God!
the first and third photos are definitely the best I have seen so far of this genus.

May I ask what kind of camera you use?

BTW, I don't have any wolves, otherwise I would love to share =/

[Johnnyster]

Some reruns...... just to add to this thread. I'll add some more later.

Hogna Carolinensis
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5609

Hogna Georgicola[/img]
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5318

[b]Rabidosa Rabida
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5517

H Carolinensis
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5213

[Tunedbeat]

Wow, really nice!

Some new ones, Rabid mom.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2231/1528775728_f294717606_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2347/1528775702_e6d0b736e7_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2272/1528775690_1f499639b3_o.jpg

[P. Novak]

Awesome photos!! I'll never be able to get over at how funny their eyes and carapace are structured. They don't even look spider-like.

[4tec84]

Wow, tunedbeat those are the best spider pics i've ever seen. :clap:

[Helio]

My deceased Lycosa erythrognatha
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/2011/cacildapasseandomd8.th.jpg (http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cacildapasseandomd8.jpg)

[Cyanea]

this is my wolf spider and i have absolutely no idea what kind it is

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/cyanea/PB140004.jpg

it kind of looks like the one from the post above mine, i think it's really prety :)

[padkison]

Hogna georgicola (chocolate brown burrowing forest wolf spider from the eastern US) females are 1.75-2.0"

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/Hg011908c.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/Hg011908a.jpghttp://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/Hg010908.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/HgFbabies1.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/HgeorgicolaWithBabies.jpg

Rabidosa rabida (grass and brush semi-aboreal from the SE US) 2-2.5" very twitchy

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/RabidosaEating1.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/RabidosaF073107.jpg

Gladicosa species (forest floor and tree trunks in SE US) 1.25-1.5"

mating
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/hhMate3.jpg
female
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/hhMate4.jpg

Hogna lenta (SE US species) 1.5-1.75"

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/KiawahWolfDorsal.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/KiawahWolfM.jpg

[Profkrakatoa]

There is a better picture in my photo thread, but this one is not TOO bad. I'm learning to use the macro feature on my camera, but I can't hold my hands steady.

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[Rick McJimsey]

man, that Hogna carolinensis on your arm is HUGE!
ill make a mental note: buy one

[Erigo]

Unknown,
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1032/1013730694_eac03cf9c6_o.jpg


This is Pardosa sp

And the first one i don't think that it is Hogna sp. but Trochosa sp. (but the coloration and pattern is similar to Alopecosa sp. ) because the disposition ocular is different and there are two middle moons on prosoma (this is a peculiarity of Trochosa sp.). :razz:

[gunslinger]

Yes I believe Erigo is correct, I would say the first is Trochosa too.

Also Perry I believe the one you have labeled as Gladicosa is R. rabida. Abdomen pattern is a dead match to R. rabida (albeit a bit faded in appearance), as well as carapace. Gladicosa patterns are significantly different.

[Johnnyster]

Chinese Wolf Spider

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6453/chinesewolfpn2.jpg

Thai Wolf Spider

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8669/thaiwolf2ge6.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/6982/thaiwolftl4.jpg

[padkison]

I think you have the picture captions mixed up, title is on top of picture.


Also Perry I believe the one you have labeled as Gladicosa is R. rabida. Abdomen pattern is a dead match to R. rabida (albeit a bit faded in appearance), as well as carapace. Gladicosa patterns are significantly different.

[gunslinger]

Perry,

I misunderstood how you labelled the pics. The one you reposted is the one I was saying was R. rabida, I thought it was the one you listed as Gladicosa spp, because the label was beneath the pic. I think now you meant the mating pics below are Gladicosa, so I was just confused.

You also have R. punctulata down there, I know cuz I got one from you last year :D

BTW is Rabidosa still a valid genus or not? Ubick et al found no defining characteristics and keyed all Rabidosa out as Hogna. I guess using the strict morphological characters and not coloration or habitat it makes sense, but Rabidosa definitely utilizes different habitats then Hogna and have a clear color pattern that unites them. Who knows.

I wish someone would get a Hogna revision done so a good key existed. :wall:

[gunslinger]

Perry,

I had how you labelled the pictures confused. The one you reposted is the picture I was referring to.

[padkison]

Dead West TX hogna
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/HcDead2.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/?action=view&current=HcDead2.jpg)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/HcDead1.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/?action=view&current=HcDead1.jpg)

H. georgicola w/ slings
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/HgBabies4.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/?action=view&current=HgBabies4.jpg)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/HgBabies1.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/?action=view&current=HgBabies1.jpg)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/HgBabies2.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/?action=view&current=HgBabies2.jpg)

Hunting the paranoid H. georgicola (this one zipped down its burrow - causing my daughter to vent her frustration)
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/SpiderGone.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/padkison/?action=view&current=SpiderGone.jpg)

[gunslinger]

Do you preserve your dead spiders or just toss em?

[padkison]

I've been tossing them.

Do you preserve your dead spiders or just toss em?

[Tunedbeat]

H. georgicola
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2303/2345486009_77a5f7e9f8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2346317454_ba22844717_o.jpg

[dtknow]

What sp. was that deado? Huge!

[Mike_23]

Since there are already photo thread for jumpers and such, i couldn't find any for wolf spiders. So, i thought i should start one. :D

I'll start with a few,
Hogna sp.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1098/1013244790_0d70d706b2_o.jpg
Rabid wolf,
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/1235896463_605c9b16bb_o.jpg
Unknown,
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1032/1013730694_eac03cf9c6_o.jpg

Lets see'em people!

WOW the 3rd one looks like an alien

[Techuser]

Dont remember if ive posted these before (lycosa erythrognatha)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v2IqG6I5nY

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1479/img7591np5.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2033/lycosa1op0.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/77/img7580ch8.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/659/img8197en8.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3837/img7461as8.th.jpg (http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img7461as8.jpg) http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4363/img7467xf5.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img7467xf5.jpg) http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9091/img7581hx9.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img7581hx9.jpg) http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/65/img7605eh1.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img7605eh1.jpg)

[Tunedbeat]

Tech, she is gorgeous!
What a lovely spider.
:)

[Erigo]

it's wonderfull.. amazing!!

[Techuser]

And most of spider keepers around here likes only tarantulas and consider these wolfies lame :?

more of her
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9074/img8574zw1.jpg

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8634/img8588yk9.jpg

and a male
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5932/img3126zp9.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img3126zp9.jpg) http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4859/img3674ff9.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img3674ff9.jpg) http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6330/img1681mm5.th.jpg (http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1681mm5.jpg) http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3039/img3121ef9.th.jpg (http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img3121ef9.jpg)

[padkison]

Nice pics. I really like the one with the web tunnel nest.

[Johnnyster]

The Wolves of Mariposa County, California. The first four were found in creek sand. Im guessing pardosa or arctosa ??

http://i46.servimg.com/u/f46/12/46/97/08/sandy110.jpg

http://i46.servimg.com/u/f46/12/46/97/08/wolf1s10.jpg

http://i46.servimg.com/u/f46/12/46/97/08/wolf2s10.jpg

http://i46.servimg.com/u/f46/12/46/97/08/wolf4s10.jpg

http://i46.servimg.com/u/f46/12/46/97/08/wolf3s10.jpg

[syndicate]

nice shots Johnny!
and tech that lycosa erythrognatha is crazy :eek:
what a cool wolf spider.it looks massive to!just found your flickr btw to.sent you a request.

[RED-LEG]

WOW. Great thread. Wish I had a camera like that! My pic is hardly worth posting in comparison. :8o Does anybody PLEASE:worship: know what species this is (from Egypt) ?

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p17/sparviter/LycosaEgypt002.jpg

[orcrist]

A cute little wolfie with sac photographed at me local creek, probably a Pardosa something.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2230/2518782823_323ebfc8c9_b.jpg