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Photo by cchellis22
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Field Notes

Description:

Spider with spiderlings on the back.

Habitat:

Found in a pile of dirt in mid-west US.

Species ID Suggestions

Wolf Spider

Pardosa or Hogna sp.

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Comments (3)
GothGardener
Probably a wolf spider, they usually carry their babies on their backs and dig shallow holes for shelter
cchellis22
She was about an inch long. I took the photo using my iPhone with a macro lens attached.

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PublishedJune 13, 2016

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