Agelenopsis
(Grass Spiders)

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Wolf Spider is what we call them. Very skiddish upon sight. Noticed if you blind them with a flashlight they stay still long enough to get a picture.

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TangledWeb

Hi, I keep guessing Rabid Wolf Spider, Rhabidosa rabida for striped wolf spiders in your state. I haven’t really learned the wolf spider species yet. I don’t think anyone has mentioned using bright light to get them to hold still before. I use my brightest level of camera flash to stun some spiders and insects then go to regular flash. It doesn’t work with the most photo-sensitive spiders, it makes them run. Moths love camera flash and dragonflies at dusk seem to crave it. I’ve had some follow me around in a wetlands posing in every angle on every perch… Read more »

ItsyBitsy

Hi, this is a Grass Spider (Agelenidae), Agelenopsis sp..

TangledWeb

Aww jeez..I got it wrong and you used my own grass spider photos to illustrate the point. Nice touch!

ItsyBitsy

What? I didn’t link to any images. I didn’t do that, lol.

TangledWeb

Oh no, our Artificial Intelligence website (SO far from reality!) is learning from my mistakes and teaching me with Additional Pictures that should seem familiar to me!

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