Lycosidae
(Wolf Spiders)

Picture ID 12544

Picture of Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders)

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Colorado. On my porch what the hell is this thing

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BugmanDan

Hi. his will be a challenge,but first hunch here is a burrowing wolf spider. Not many other features to work with, and just no certainty. The brilliant mouth parts are the best feature here, and not always consistent with Geolycosa wolf spider.
http://animalstime.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/wolf-spider-facts.jpg
Perhaps a decent ventral shot would solve this. Sadly, even the eyes are obscured, hat would at least confirm family.
Some you may compare to:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/127720/bgpage
Welcome to the site.

ItsyBitsy

This is an awkward angle. If the whole spider was black it may have been Geolycosa rafaelana.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/858837/bgimage

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