Trochosa sepulchralis

Comments & ID Thoughts

My mate says this may be some type of orb weaver? It's in my garden, laying a large sac of eggs on my Spearmint plant.

• Submitted by: 
  
  greennightwitch
• Submitted: Apr 28, 2018
• Photographed: Apr 28, 2018
• Spider: Trochosa sepulchralis
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Maturity: 
  Adult
• Location: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal, Egg sacs