Alopecosa kochi

Picture ID 8080

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I found this spider outside of my house in Northern California. I live in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and there are tons of these spider around.

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beanyboy500
Submitted: Mar 29, 2018
Photographed: Mar 28, 2018
Spider: Alopecosa kochi
Location: Nevada City, California, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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Silver_Wolf

March 29, 2018 4:30 pm

It looks like menemerus bivittatus, commonly known as the gray wall jumper.

ItsyBitsy

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March 29, 2018 6:36 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Wolf Spider, Alopecosa kochi.

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