Black ventral view indicative of Hogna coloradensis as it's not only the only species with this coloring but the only species of Lycosidae.
Found on branch of fig tree. Well camouflaged, deserving of its common name "bark lynx spider."
This may or may not be the same species as another Lycosid seen the same evening running around on the sand: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40341108
Might this be in the genus Hogna?
See also: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40341109
Araña del género Hamataliwa atrapando a un escarabajo en el Cerro de Santa Bárbara
this Eustala sp. was found with a parasite turned out to be Bronchonidae. took about 7 days to emerge from cocoon
Paynes Creek, found in sandy areas, scrubby habitats. This individual was teased out by tapping light at the burrow entrance with a thin twig as to mimic possible prey.
Love story. Episode 1.
Episode 2: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19150046
It was mothing night at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center! While we may not have found many moths, we sure did find a good number of my spider friends :D
Thanks to @brentano for spotting this beauty!
It was mothing night at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center! While we may not have found many moths, we sure did find a good number of my spider friends :D
No filters applied, this guy is as green in person as he looks on camera. Found in a sorghum field that was treated with insecticide the night before.
With egg sac. She was moving crazy slow. I’ll post a link to a video in a bit.
Pretty big arachnid, compared to a Wolf spider, which is common around my house. It seemed a bit thicker, heavier. I'm not sure what species it is, but looking at the Genus Hogna, it sort of fits the description, but Im not even sure if its the right genus. Any input is appreciated. TIA.
Wolf spider Tigrosa eating a planthopper on my moth sheet last night. I've been seeing her a lot lately.
Witnessed a brutal spider battle. Trying to receive an ID for the spider in front of the Western Spotted Orbweaver. Seems like the smaller spider in the front stumbled into the Orbweaver's web. When I first observed the scene in the first pic the spiders were faced-off toward each other. Then the battle exploded for a few minutes, spinning and struggling in every direction (I caught what pictures I could). Finally, the Orbweaver began wrapping its victim and and enjoying its prize. If you look at the pictures from left to right you could witness what happened chronologically
At least 2.5 inches. While I was focused looking at the bark of the tree my face got pretty close to it. I was surprised that it never moved.
There were a lot of cicada husks so I think he may have been hoping to catch one.
I didn’t realize it had caught dinner (some type of fish) until I got it under some light!