Tigrosa georgicola

Picture ID 12123

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The elevated foot path was flooded due to the park being on a flood plain. There were spiders of these types every where atop the water. They were very bold and many climbed onto our boots and legs if we paused for a moment.

Submitted by:
triplec
Submitted: May 7, 2018
Photographed: May 3, 2018
Spider: Tigrosa georgicola
Location: Hopkins, South Carolina, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Freshwater river, lake, stream
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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May 7, 2018 3:57 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Wolf Spider (Lycosidae), Tigrosa georgicola.

TripleC

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May 7, 2018 4:00 pm

That’s what we assumed but I wanted to be positive. Thank you so much for such a prompt reply! I’m so happy I stumbled upon this community. It’s so cool!