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Comments & ID Thoughts
Including legs, this spider was easily 2 inches in diameter.
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- Submitted: Jun 22, 2021
- Photographed: Jun 21, 2021
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Lake City, Florida, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
This is a Wolf Spider in genus Hogna. Here is a link with more info about them https://bugguide.net/node/view/3381 Though you took a really nice clear photo, I’m not sure if the species can be identified. Hogna is one of the ambiguous genera. There are several species in this genus in Florida. They are big gentle spiders. I’m quite fond of them since I tried to remove one from a pool skimmer and move it to grass to rescue it from the pool’s owner. It was during a 100 degree F drought and the Wolf Spider was quite happy swimming and… Read more »