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Thanatus

Picture ID 56575

Picture of Thanatus - Dorsal

Comments & ID Thoughts

My initial ID was Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolensis), however, it seems to have a larger abdomen that the wolf spider. Crawled on my arm was soft to the touch and not very fast.

  • Submitted by: 
    SauronsCat
  • Submitted: Apr 11, 2019
  • Photographed: Apr 8, 2019
  • Spider: Thanatus
  • Location: Provo, Utah, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Under rock, log, or debris,Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes: Dorsal
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ItsyBitsy

Hi, see above image for ID (Running Crab Spider). 🙂

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Picture of Thanatus spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Thanatus spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Thanatus spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture