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My initial reaction to seeing this spider was that it was a mouse. Then I realized it was a spider going up the side the bottom of our chicken coop. It is approximately 3 inches across. My best guess is it is an H. carolinensis, Carolina Wolf Spider. I would appreciate knowing if my guess it right.
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- Submitted: Oct 12, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 11, 2018
- Spider: Tigrosa aspersa (Tiger Wolf Spider)
- Sex:
- Maturity:Adult
- Location: Hampton/Lovejoy, Georgia, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Apr 21, 2020
Apr 21, 2020
Tecumseh , 
I do not know for sure what this spider is. We found it yesterday as we were cleaning our chicken coop. It was “helping”. It is HUGE. At least 3 inches across. In the picture it is below the door to one of the nests. They are each 12 inches wide.
Hi, this looks like a Tiger Wolf Spider, Tigrosa aspersa. 🙂
But she is larger than the description of this species.
Spider measurements don’t include legs. This is a relatively big species.
Here’s one next to a quarter for reference and I imagine yours is a little more robust than this one judging from the fuller abdomen on yours. https://bugguide.net/node/view/829636/bgimage