Fishing Spider or Wolf Spider?
Nov 8, 2023 08:35:22 #
I really need to work on my ID skills. Long legs=Fishing?
Eyes suggest Wolf? Row of 2 large eyes at top, 2nd row of 2 eyes below and then a row of 4 small eyes below that
I found it in my house in NJ if that's of any help but I'm sure there are many here who can ID at a glance.
It was also a fast little bugger. I put it in a pill bottle and set it on my picnic table for a while on a chilly morning which slowed it down a little.
Eyes suggest Wolf? Row of 2 large eyes at top, 2nd row of 2 eyes below and then a row of 4 small eyes below that
I found it in my house in NJ if that's of any help but I'm sure there are many here who can ID at a glance.
It was also a fast little bugger. I put it in a pill bottle and set it on my picnic table for a while on a chilly morning which slowed it down a little.
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Nov 8, 2023 10:46:33 #
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Nov 8, 2023 11:31:30 #
JimmyTB wrote:
I really need to work on my ID skills. Long legs=Fishing?
Eyes suggest Wolf? Row of 2 large eyes at top, 2nd row of 2 eyes below and then a row of 4 small eyes below that
I found it in my house in NJ if that's of any help but I'm sure there are many here who can ID at a glance.
It was also a fast little bugger. I put it in a pill bottle and set it on my picnic table for a while on a chilly morning which slowed it down a little.
Eyes suggest Wolf? Row of 2 large eyes at top, 2nd row of 2 eyes below and then a row of 4 small eyes below that
I found it in my house in NJ if that's of any help but I'm sure there are many here who can ID at a glance.
It was also a fast little bugger. I put it in a pill bottle and set it on my picnic table for a while on a chilly morning which slowed it down a little.
Good set.
This may help with the identification.https://spiderid.com/locations/united-states/new-jersey/
Nov 8, 2023 12:30:03 #
Nov 8, 2023 12:50:45 #
bcheary wrote:
Good set. This may help with the identification.
https://spiderid.com/locations/united-states/new-jersey/
This may help with the identification.https://spiderid.com/locations/united-states/new-jersey/
Thank you! I thought it was either a Wolf or a Fishing then I checked Google Images. The first image I used said Fishing Spider, the 2nd image Google told my Wolf. Same spider but different views. I think the one that came back as Wolf was the one that had the best view of the eyes
Nov 8, 2023 12:51:21 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
I don't know either but a wonderful set.
Thank you Curmudgeon, always a pleasure
Nov 8, 2023 12:51:38 #
JimmyTB wrote:
Thank you! I thought it was either a Wolf or a Fishing then I checked Google Images. The first image I used said Fishing Spider, the 2nd image Google told my Wolf. Same spider but different views. I think the one that came back as Wolf was the one that had the best view of the eyes
Nov 8, 2023 15:47:32 #
Wolf spider, I think genus Gladicosa. There are two species and it can be tricky telling them apart.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/45892/bgimage
The upper frontal eyes are larger than the lower frontal eyes, and that is what IDs a wolf spider. The frontal eyes of fishing spiders/nursery web spiders are more equal in size. The fishing spider known as a dock spider has similar markings, and everyone gets fooled by that!
https://bugguide.net/node/view/45892/bgimage
The upper frontal eyes are larger than the lower frontal eyes, and that is what IDs a wolf spider. The frontal eyes of fishing spiders/nursery web spiders are more equal in size. The fishing spider known as a dock spider has similar markings, and everyone gets fooled by that!
Nov 9, 2023 05:42:05 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Wolf spider, I think genus Gladicosa. There are two species and it can be tricky telling them apart.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/45892/bgimage
The upper frontal eyes are larger than the lower frontal eyes, and that is what IDs a wolf spider. The frontal eyes of fishing spiders/nursery web spiders are more equal in size. The fishing spider known as a dock spider has similar markings, and everyone gets fooled by that!
https://bugguide.net/node/view/45892/bgimage
The upper frontal eyes are larger than the lower frontal eyes, and that is what IDs a wolf spider. The frontal eyes of fishing spiders/nursery web spiders are more equal in size. The fishing spider known as a dock spider has similar markings, and everyone gets fooled by that!
Thanks Mark. I knew I could count on you and a few others here to ID. While I was photographing I wasn't sure which it was, but when I viewed the eyes on the computer I was pretty sure it was a wolf because of a Nursery Web Spider picture you ID'd for me a couple of years ago. You told me about the eyes then.
Nov 9, 2023 06:31:55 #
JimmyTB wrote:
I really need to work on my ID skills. Long legs=Fishing?
Eyes suggest Wolf? Row of 2 large eyes at top, 2nd row of 2 eyes below and then a row of 4 small eyes below that
I found it in my house in NJ if that's of any help but I'm sure there are many here who can ID at a glance.
It was also a fast little bugger. I put it in a pill bottle and set it on my picnic table for a while on a chilly morning which slowed it down a little.
Eyes suggest Wolf? Row of 2 large eyes at top, 2nd row of 2 eyes below and then a row of 4 small eyes below that
I found it in my house in NJ if that's of any help but I'm sure there are many here who can ID at a glance.
It was also a fast little bugger. I put it in a pill bottle and set it on my picnic table for a while on a chilly morning which slowed it down a little.
Nov 9, 2023 06:34:58 #
Nov 9, 2023 09:43:05 #
I know it only as a spider but I sure enjoyed your excellent photographs of the spider. Thank you.
Dennis
Dennis
Nov 9, 2023 13:28:15 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I know it only as a spider but I sure enjoyed your excellent photographs of the spider. Thank you.
Dennis
Dennis
Thank you Dennis
Nov 14, 2023 17:39:06 #
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