Can you identify this spider? I am interseted to know more about its lifecycle and habits...?

Question

I am only interested in knowing its specific name, I was told previously that it is some kind of wolf spider but that isnt specific enough for me to find out exactly what it is called, so if you can point me in the right direction I would be happy!

Check out the picture here...
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n15/jaspertopaz6/Spiderandcat005.jpg

thanks haysoos, I will try and get a better picture to see if that helps...

Answer 1

I believe it is a mamber of the Family Pisauridae, the nursery web spiders. It may very well be in the genus Dolomedes, which are commonly known as the dock spiders or fishing spiders.
They can reach quite a large size, they are terrestrial hunting spiders and are commonly associated with the water's edge. They can dive to escape predators and even to catch prey such as minnows and tadpoles.

The only other group of spiders I can think of that fit the appearance well are the huntsman spiders. Very similar to crab spiders in many respects just larger. The golden huntsman spider which this one is definatly not, can deliver quite a severe bite, sometimes resulting in hospital care. The rest of this family are just terrestrial hunters with a bad reputation for nothing other than being spiders
I attached some pics so you can compare!
Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Unfortunately, that picture may be too dark and too far away to confidently identify the spider any farther than being a type of wolf spider.

Here's a South African site that has some good general info about wolf spiders http://www.museums.org.za/bio/spiderweb/lycosida.htm

Here's a key to some of the spiders of New Mexico that includes some wolf spiders, and also has some amazing pictures in it.
http://cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_circulars/CR-609.pdf

The key gives some indication of the level of detail required to positively identify a specific species of wolf spider (i.e. tarsal trichobothria irregular and in two dorsal rows, eyes in either in three rows or appear in a circle). There are more than 2000 species in the wolf spider family, so you may not be able to get more specific detail without consulting specialty journals.

Answer 3

I think it's a brown recluse.

Answer 4

researching

Answer 5

tarantula