Geolycosa missouriensis

Picture ID 44965

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ID request: Ham Lake, MN
The cat got a hold of this guy.
Seems to have very hairy legs, but the body was smooth and shiny and almost shell like? Size (with legs) was between a nickel and a quarter.

Submitted by:
apeadape
Submitted: Oct 16, 2018
Photographed: Oct 15, 2018
Spider: Geolycosa missouriensis
Sex:
Male,
Location: Ham Lake, Minnesota, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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October 16, 2018 4:30 pm

Hi, see above image for ID (Burrowing Wolf Spider). He likely wandered in by accident searching for a mate.

apeadape

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October 16, 2018 5:31 pm

Thanks! I was thinking it might be some sort of wolf spider as we have seen a few others, but hadn’t found any that looked like it online. I see now that it’s missing part of the body which threw me off.