Trochosa ruricola

Picture ID 49932

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I'm told those are lots of babies on her back. If you look real close.amazing ..huh?

Submitted by:
mcv
Submitted: Dec 9, 2018
Photographed: May 8, 2018
Spider: Trochosa ruricola
Sex:
Female,
Maturity:
Adult,Immature
Location: Westmont, Illinois, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal, Spiderlings

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CalumEwing

December 10, 2018 1:47 pm

That’s a female Wolf Spider in the family Lycosidae with her babies riding on her back. Female Wolf Spiders have hooked hairs on their abdomens (like Velcro) that help the young to hang on. The markings on the cephalothorax look a lot like it’s one of the Trochosa species.