Rabidosa

Picture ID 200484

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Rabid Wolf Spider

Submitted by:
walkabout
Submitted: Sep 8, 2024
Photographed: Sep 8, 2024
Spider: Rabidosa
Location: Griffin , Georgia, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
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ChipAmanStan

September 8, 2024 8:50 pm

this is a wolf spider, this species is not dangerous to humans but it is smart to get them outside because these spiders are often carrying babies

TangledWeb

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September 9, 2024 12:22 am

I’m not sure which Rabidosa. R, puntulata is common in Georgia. https://bugguide.net/node/view/40156 It has spots on the underside. I’ve never identied it, I don’t know how to tell them apart from dorsal images. I can make the ID more specific if you know more about than I do. 🙂

Nod

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September 9, 2024 1:37 pm

I am fairly sure this is R rabida…buguide says…….”Look for the white ‘spots’ inside the posterior portion of the dark abdominal stripe.”…
https://bugguide.net/node/view/26083
Brady & McKinley, 1994 says……”the dark brown median stripe is deeply incised at its midpoint, with three pairs of pale spots embedded in the stripe between the midpoint and the posterior extent of the dorsal abdomen. This specific pattern is more or less unique to the rabid wolf spider”