Lycosidae
(Wolf Spiders)

Picture ID 4178

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I believe this to be a female Lycosa leuckarti (wolf spider). Has a blue egg sac on its back. Brown/tan with a ribcage-like pattern. Was about 2 inches long and moved quickly but in spurts.

Submitted by:
headlesshammerhead
Submitted: Jan 19, 2018
Photographed: Mar 26, 2012
Spider: Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders)
Sex:
Female,
Maturity:
Adult
Location: Northwest Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Under rock, log, or debris
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal, Egg Sacs

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ItsyBitsy

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January 20, 2018 8:32 am

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 The species Lycosa leuckarti is listed as being an Australian species. It’s not known to occur in Florida, it also recently had a name change and is classified as Tasmanicosa leuckartii. There are a several genera in Florida that look similar to this, I’d need a clearer image to narrow it down further with certainty. Tigrosa annexa comes to mind. There are Wolf Spiders who make blue egg sacs but I’m not certain that is the case here as there are splotches of the same shade of blue throughout the image.