Pardosa
(Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)

Picture ID 56716

Submitted by:
shay099
Submitted: Apr 12, 2019
Photographed: Apr 12, 2019
Spider: Pardosa (Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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Shay099

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April 12, 2019 12:42 pm

I think it’s a brown recluse??

ItsyBitsy

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April 12, 2019 1:13 pm

Hi, this looks like a Thin-legged Wolf Spider (Lycosidae, Pardosa sp.).

Shay099

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

April 12, 2019 1:18 pm

Don’t wolf spiders have the little hairs though? This spider did not have any hairs. I was close to it because I thought it was cool looking not realizing it could have been dangerous lol

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to Shay099

April 12, 2019 1:29 pm

Compare to “Shore Spider” Pardosa milvina. Some Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) are hairier than others. It’s not a distinguishing characteristic, eye placement is more reliable.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/46364/bgimage