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Wolf Spider

Trochosa sp.

Photo by LarryGraziano
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This wolf spider is approx. 1.75' in diameter

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica at the very beginning of the dry season. This was spotted at night.

Notes:

Lycosidae

Reference Links:

Wolf spider

Species ID Suggestions

Wolf Spider

Trochosa sp.

Reference Link
Fyn Kynd
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Comments (6)
tmvdh
Hi Larry, could you please delete this spotting from my mission? It's not an insect. Thanks, Torsten
Fyn Kynd
Don't know what species you have in Costa Rica.

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Paso Pacifico Survey
Mission
International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedApril 27, 2013

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