Spiderbro getting some sunlight
Posted Jan 16, 2019, 8:48 PM UTC
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Excellent shot!
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Seconded! That's a pro-grade photo! 👍
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Bit of a stretch that
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Ohhhghhgoo look at that fac e.,,, ,
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Brilliant photo!
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Posted Jan 16, 2019, 8:48 PM UTC
Excellent shot!
Seconded! That's a pro-grade photo! 👍
Bit of a stretch that
Ohhhghhgoo look at that fac e.,,, ,
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Brilliant photo!
This big boy was the size of a closed fist and seemed to love his photoshoot. Not sure what he is but he had a huge abdomen.
Looks like a wolf spider to me, not sure what species. Also he's a she 😊
Def a wolf spider.
Its “face” looks familiar
How can you tell it's a female?
Most spiders you'll see around are female because female spiders are generally larger and often live longer but also spiders are genetically biased towards the female sex. So most of the time its safe to assume a spider is female rather than male.
Identifying the sex depends a bit on the species but generally male spiders are smaller, have thinner/smaller abdomens and large pedipalps. Here's an example of a male wolf spider although its a different species. His body length is approx 9mm while the female of the same species is about 13mm.