Wolf Spider

Description:

This spider, might be some kind of Wolf Spider? I was outside at 9:30 p.m. at night, looking for some wildlife to photograph. I came upon this spider, resting on the sidewalk, about 20 feet from the front door of my house. The cephalothorax and the abdomen together, was about one and a half inches long. This spiders legs, were different shades of brown. The top of the cephalothorax, had two black lines on it. The abdomen, had one black line on it. This spider had simple eyes. The body of the spider, consists of two easily recognizable parts. A prosoma or cephalothorax ( composed of a fused head and thorax ), and the abdomen ( the rear body ). A narrow waist ( pedicel ), connects both parts. Spiders have four pairs of jointed legs. No antennae. No wings. Spiders ( order Araneae ), are air - breathing arthopods, that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs, that inject venom. Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae This spider was alive, and able to move.

Habitat:

Spiders, live in almost every habitat on earth. The only places where there are no spiders, are the polar regions, the highest mountains, and the oceans. A few spider species, have invaded the ocean's edge, living in the rock and coral crevices of the intertidal zone. Spider habitats, range from deserts to rain forests to backyards, and everything in between.

Notes:

I was outside at 9:30 p.m. at night, looking for some wildlife to photograph. I came upon this spider, resting on the sidewalk, about 20 feet from the front door of my house. The cephalothorax and the abdomen together, was about one and one half of an inch long. This spider's legs, were different shades of brown. The top of the cephalothorax, had two black lines on it. The top of the abdomen, had one black line on it. Spiders, have four pairs of jointed legs. No antennae. No wings, and simple eyes. This spider was alive, and able to move.