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Doezsha

Arachnolord
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Ok I cough this spiderling in my backyard about a half hour ago. its one of the smallest that ive seen around and the adults that Ive seen teen to be a little darker in color and maby about 1" in size. this little guy/girl is about ¼".
Ill try to get some better pics but this little guy wont stay still for long and is very fast lol. well tell me what you all think it is. Thanks

 

gunslinger

Arachnobaron
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Id say its a Lycosid of some sort. As to it being a spiderling I cant say. There are tons of Wolf Spiders that are just small, and they are very common, so you never know it could be full grown as it is.
 

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Arachnoprince
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It looks a lot like an Agelenopsis Sp.,commonly called Grass Spiders. They make funnel shaped webs in grass and twigs. Have you noticed any webs fitting that description?
 

gunslinger

Arachnobaron
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Im pretty sure Grass Spiders have 8 eyes which are all nearly equal in size. THis spider has the two huge eyes, and you can make out a row of 4 much smaller ones below. This is more characteristic of Lycosidae.
 
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