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BamaZ71
12-30-2008, 11:11 PM
Hey guys, I found this guy at my apartment... scooped him up so he can "safely" enjoy the warmth. Anyway, an ID or any info would be great. Thanks!

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq1/BamaZ71/DSCN1534.jpg
GideonSmith08
12-30-2008, 11:49 PM
Some kind of wolf spider perhaps?
jsloan
12-31-2008, 12:32 AM
I agree. Wolf spider (Lycosidae).
toolrick
12-31-2008, 11:07 AM
Where did you find it?
Does it climb smooth surfaces? a picture to the eyes is important to determinate if is a wolf.
jsloan
12-31-2008, 11:58 AM
Where did you find it?
Does it climb smooth surfaces? a picture to the eyes is important to determinate if is a wolf.

The eyes look like a typical lycosid to me. You can see the PLEs and PMEs mark the corners of an almost square rectangle in this picture, with the PLEs a little farther apart than the PMEs.
toolrick
12-31-2008, 01:18 PM
From the picture you cannot really tell if it's a wolf.
Erigo
12-31-2008, 01:29 PM
I think Alopecosa sp.
toolrick
12-31-2008, 01:46 PM
Yeah, probably...
jsloan
12-31-2008, 04:39 PM
From the picture you cannot really tell if it's a wolf.

I'm wondering how you went from this to later agreeing it is probably Alopecosa, which is a wolf spider? :)

I agree, though, that a head-on picture would be helpful.
toolrick
01-01-2009, 11:15 PM
Because of the pictures found on the internet.
BamaZ71
01-05-2009, 11:06 PM
Thanks guys. I found it right outside my apartment door. It cannot climb smooth surfaces, such as the KK that I have it in. I have a little coco fiber/ vermiculite substrate with a patch of sphagnum moss and a cardboard tube hide and a small water dish. It seems to be doing fine, it's eating small crix.

I'll try and get a head-on pic soon.

Any info on the venom??