This species does have a lot of variation in its appearance. I saw a lot different looking wolf spiders being identified as Hogna radiata, which confused me. Couln´t this one also maybe be a Lycosa species?
Not sure at all i am afraid…Hogna radiata tends to be slightly smaller than Lycosa. But only a smidge so that probably doesn’t help much…I found this eye comparison which I think makes the case for Hogna radiata I think….they are for Lycosa found in Spain…but holds for most pictures of other Lycosa I have seen too….the large main eyes tend to be further apart than hogna…a smidge.
…https://m.facebook.com/Mollysweb/photos/a.2560670520641877/2612541915454737/?type=3
Hogna and Lycosa spiders used to be in the same genus once. So they are very similar.
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I think this may be a Hogna radiata…https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90290327
This species does have a lot of variation in its appearance. I saw a lot different looking wolf spiders being identified as Hogna radiata, which confused me. Couln´t this one also maybe be a Lycosa species?
Not sure at all i am afraid…Hogna radiata tends to be slightly smaller than Lycosa. But only a smidge so that probably doesn’t help much…I found this eye comparison which I think makes the case for Hogna radiata I think….they are for Lycosa found in Spain…but holds for most pictures of other Lycosa I have seen too….the large main eyes tend to be further apart than hogna…a smidge.
…https://m.facebook.com/Mollysweb/photos/a.2560670520641877/2612541915454737/?type=3
Hogna and Lycosa spiders used to be in the same genus once. So they are very similar.
Yeah, now with the comparison I definetly see it. Thank you very much