Fungus Ridden
(Wolf Spiders)

Picture ID 8375

Picture of Fungus Ridden (Wolf Spiders) - Dorsal
  • Submitted by: 
    Dmorganam
  • Submitted: Apr 1, 2018
  • Photographed: Aug 22, 2013
  • Spider: Fungus Ridden
  • Location: West Virginia, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes: Dorsal
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ItsyBitsy

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 Hard to make out, but this looks like possibly a Wolf Spider (Lycosidae) covered in fungus.

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