Lycosidae
(Wolf Spiders)

Picture ID 62368

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Big body, hairy, appears to have 6 legs, black.

Submitted by:
charli
Submitted: May 26, 2019
Photographed: May 25, 2019
Spider: Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders)
Sex:
Female,
Maturity:
Adult
Location: Tellico Plains, Tennessee, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Forest
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal, Spiderlings

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Charli

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May 26, 2019 6:26 am

Can anyone tell what in this world this hairy ugly, scary spider is.? I live in Cherokee National Forest. I thought all spiders had 8 legs?

Vindication10

May 26, 2019 5:03 pm

Could be a bark crab spider?

TangledWeb

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May 26, 2019 9:38 pm

The photo isn’t clear enough to be sure. Spiders can be really difficult to get good photos of. Might be a wolf spider. They are often big and hairy. It might be a female carrying her babies on her back. They stick like Velcro. Yes, they should have 8 legs. Something rough happened to this one, she’s missing some segments on her remaining legs. Spiders have an adaptation where they can yank a stuck leg and deliberately break or lose it with minimal fluid loss. This helps them escape predators. The legs can get stuck in the exoskeleton when they… Read more »