Alopecosa kochi

Comments & ID Thoughts

Brown spider with bulbous white abdomen. Surprised it in or near a plant container while watering. Location - Santa Cruz Mountains in California. Have no idea what this is. Can anyone help?

• Submitted by: 
  
  tas-sv
• Submitted: May 1, 2019
• Photographed: Apr 27, 2019
• Spider: Alopecosa kochi
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Maturity: 
  Adult
• Location: Los Gatos, California, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal, Egg sacs