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Missouri Wolf Spider

Geolycosa missouriensis

Description:

Fairly large, stout spider. This specimen is a male.

Habitat:

Prefers sandy areas where it digs a burrow and lines it with silk.

Notes:

Another member of the party I was with found this male running across a path near Fountain Creek in the Security-Widefield area south of Colorado Springs. More about it here: http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2012/10/spid...

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Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

Lovely!

BugEric
Spotted by
BugEric

Fountain, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Oct 22, 2012
Submitted on Dec 2, 2012

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