Unidentified

Picture ID 146109

Picture of unidentified spider

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This Lycosidae is the species Camptocosa parallela

  • Submitted by: 
    Anyphaena
  • Submitted: Aug 23, 2021
  • Photographed: Jul 6, 2021
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Mayer, Arizona, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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FormerArachnophobe

Impressive image!

FormerArachnophobe

So are Lycosidae your favorate/preferred area of study? You seem like an academician.

FormerArachnophobe

Your passion is obvious! Degree or not, you are obviously engrossed in the scientific process and probably know more about spiders than 99% of people in your life lol. It’s been interesting to see my phobia transform into study and fascination! I was SO frightened of even the smallest spider. I thought they -wanted- to do me harm. Now I know more about spiders than 99% of the people in my life! I don’t think I would want to own one as a pet, but if I find one in nature it is difficult to not hesitate and take photos… Read more »

FormerArachnophobe

Only vaguely. This site is about as social media savvy as I get. I really should expand my horizons.

TangledWeb

LOL, this site is all the social media I need. inaturalist is citizen science like BugGuide is and neither is social. I’ve been letting the science technicalities slip a bit on this site in favor of getting our message across. Our site’s original intent is exactly what Anyphaena and yourself said, “Spiders don’t want to kill you and probably can’t. Stop being afraid and learn about how interesting they are.”

TangledWeb

It’s awesome to me to see other people write in long form. I’m trying to cut back. This site logs you out and you lose what you write if you spend too long writing, trust me. 😉

TangledWeb

Cool! Our site founder, Mandy, dropped out of college, but had the passion and intelligence to become a respected researcher. A spider was named for her in-memorium . Drive is more important than a degree. Our Moderator is impressively knowledgeable about spiders. She’s self-taught.

FormerArachnophobe

I have never even had a Facebook account, largely for fear of stepping on social landmines, but also because I have so many physical world hobbies that engaging in virtual world hobbies seems counterproductive. I have now been (mostly) unafraid of spiders for less than three years, after being absolutely terrified of them my whole life. I had the double-whammy of being exposed to J.R.R. Tolkien as a toddler and living in a woodsy enough area called Forest Park. I would constantly stumble right through spider webs. There was always yard work and deadfall on our acreage. I was never… Read more »

Last edited 2 years ago by FormerArachnophobe