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- Thread starter Paleofish
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Not sure what it is, but I really like the pattern on the carapace. How big is it?
Yeah the pattern on it is what I find really cool! I would say the leg span is like a inch or a little over.
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hm a purse web would be typical of alot of webbing and body shape but the colouration has me off, it also has the shape of a wolf.
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Definitely some type of wolf spider. Never seen one like that though.
I think that is it! The web that's the home of the spider is sort of a funnel shape. Strangely I seached the name Sosippus and I couldn't find one that exactly looked like mine, But Sosippus mimus was pretty close.
Have to say, this is my first time seeing a picture of this species. It's like a wolf spider mixed with a funnel web spider of some sort. Really pretty patterning.
Edit: Oh..it's a Funnel Web Wolf Spider. Hahaha. That makes perfect sense now. I had no idea there were funnel web wolf spiders.
THE MORE YOU LEARN!
Edit: Oh..it's a Funnel Web Wolf Spider. Hahaha. That makes perfect sense now. I had no idea there were funnel web wolf spiders.
THE MORE YOU LEARN!
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Awesome coloration on that spider! Love the carapace 
Never seen one with those markings, and it's hard to get a good view of the eye arrangement, but the overall body shape and the little I can see of the eyes I'd say Lycosidae too. Sosippus sounds like a good bet. They're awesome in captivity and they'll do quite a lot of webbing. Congratulations on a sweet find!
Edit: Btw, among my videos there's a clip of a Hippasa sp. (close relatives to Sosippus) catching a cricket Really speedy spiders!
Never seen one with those markings, and it's hard to get a good view of the eye arrangement, but the overall body shape and the little I can see of the eyes I'd say Lycosidae too. Sosippus sounds like a good bet. They're awesome in captivity and they'll do quite a lot of webbing. Congratulations on a sweet find!
Edit: Btw, among my videos there's a clip of a Hippasa sp. (close relatives to Sosippus) catching a cricket
Really speedy spiders!Awesome coloration on that spider! Love the carapace
Never seen one with those markings, and it's hard to get a good view of the eye arrangement, but the overall body shape and the little I can see of the eyes I'd say Lycosidae too. Sosippus sounds like a good bet. They're awesome in captivity and they'll do quite a lot of webbing. Congratulations on a sweet find!
Edit: Btw, among my videos there's a clip of a Hippasa sp. (close relatives to Sosippus) catching a cricket
Yeah so far this one is pretty cool! I may need to see if I can catch a couple more. And thanks! So far this spider has added on to it's tube. I'll take a look at you're video.
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Seems fairly large- is that an adult cricket?
No the cricket wasn't a adult, But I forgot what size the cricket was. I am uploading another video of the spider eating a 1/2 cricket.