I've searched all the sites but no luck. It is fairly large (almost 1 inch in length, 2 inches with legs spread) and looks similar to a wolf spider. It has three large eyes on top of a raised mound on it's head. I can't really see any other eyes. It has large fangs. The most distinctive features are it's abdomen and the small hairs on it's legs. The abdomen is not hairy but smooth, almost looking like the shell of a beetle. It looks hard and has long closly spaced parallel lines running from front to back. They aren't colored but are a result of a physical pattern of ridges. The thorax and legs are almost like any other wolf spider. But the abdomen is throwing me off. Any ideas? I know spiders quite well by the way. So I am looking for more than "it's a wolf spider". I'd like to get a name or genus/species if possible.
2006-09-02 04:44:29 · 4 answers · asked by DragonOpinion 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Try looking at "whatsthatbug.com" - they have pages and pages of spider photos (mostly submitted by viewers), which they've identified by name. They usually provide lots of additional information as well, such as where they are usually found, where they came from, etc. If you don't find a picture of yours, you can e-mail them a photo and they will identify it for you. Have fun!
2006-09-02 04:59:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you had a picture, I'd send it to a friend at the University of Florida for identification.
2006-09-02 04:49:53 · answer #2 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what kind of spider that is but I hope these links will be of some help to you.
http://bugguide.net ( you have to move your mouse on the pictures (left) to select)
http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/index.htm
http://whatsthatbug.com
http://www.enature.com/home
Good luck
2006-09-02 04:49:28 · answer #3 · answered by musiccrazy006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a local university and see if they can identify it.
2006-09-02 04:46:15 · answer #4 · answered by Christopher C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋