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Wolf spider,female

Lycosidae sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Medium size spider with the "children" on the back:)

Habitat:

Spotted in my backyard

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (11)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Thanks Ava,Hannah,Christiane and Mark for the nice comments and for the id.
Christiane
Yes I agree... Definitely a wolf spider..
Hannah Davis
Definitely a wolf spider, but I couldn't tell you what species. Female wolf spiders are known for this kind of parenting :)

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Portugal's Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedDecember 15, 2015

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