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hank moon
Joined: 16 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:50 am Post subject: ?Spider ID? |
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Hi
Found this spider y'day while hiking near Black Mtn. Thought it was a wolf spider at first, but never seen one so large and with these markings. Anyone out there know what it is? |
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Brian in SLC
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:04 am Post subject: |
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That's gotta be a tarantula?
The P girl sees them this time of year in City Creek. Quite often.
Nice close up!
-Brian in SLC |
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gonzo
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:18 am Post subject: |
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I'm far, far, far from an expert on spiders (the things give me heebie jeebies), but I'm guessing that's a member of the Lycosidae (wolf spider) family. Check out this page:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1967/bgimage
Here's another good spider guide:
http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/families/32
There's an excellent Flickr group, ID Please, where a number of bug and spider lovers hang out. If you want I can post it there and see if anyone can give you the genus and species name. |
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Brian in SLC
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Looks just like a wolf spider from the pics on that site.
Yikes!
-Brian in SLC |
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tanya
Joined: 18 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:40 am Post subject: |
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| It's BEAUTIFUL! :2thumbs: |
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denaliguide
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| talk about up close and personel. thats some lens. the close up is amazing. hope you snagged the quarter he was guarding. |
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accadacca
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| Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| Holy Terror, Batman! :eek2: |
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stefan
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| Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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hey hank,
feel like addin' it to this thread?
http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8041
wild stuff! |
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rockgremlin
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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Nice shot! Looks straight out of a nature magazine!
Looks like a Wolf Spider to me. Wolf Spiders can get rather large. |
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