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I've been going out during warm nights (50F+) this winter and looking for local true spiders. This takes place around the Raleigh/Cary area of North Carolina.
So far I've found several species of wolf spiders, nursery web spider, large funnel web spiders and dolomedes.
Here are some pictures of a trip my daughter and I took last night.
The staging area (behind a distribution center near a large flood control lake).
The woods between the center and the lake.
One finds the spiders by looking for their glowing eyes in the headlamp light.
Rabidosa species of wolf spider found in grassy area at edge of woods. About 1.5" legspan. There is another, larger species I've found in the summer that is about 2" in legspan.
In the cup
Hogna georgicola burrow. These are hidden under the leaves and are found by spotting the spider's eyes glowing as it sits just outside the burrow. No way one could find these by day.
Excavated burrow with occupant
A shot of her ventral surface
Soil centipede uncovered while excavating burrow
Spiders were a little scarce due to the temperature.
So far I've found several species of wolf spiders, nursery web spider, large funnel web spiders and dolomedes.
Here are some pictures of a trip my daughter and I took last night.
The staging area (behind a distribution center near a large flood control lake).
The woods between the center and the lake.
One finds the spiders by looking for their glowing eyes in the headlamp light.
Rabidosa species of wolf spider found in grassy area at edge of woods. About 1.5" legspan. There is another, larger species I've found in the summer that is about 2" in legspan.
In the cup
Hogna georgicola burrow. These are hidden under the leaves and are found by spotting the spider's eyes glowing as it sits just outside the burrow. No way one could find these by day.
Excavated burrow with occupant
A shot of her ventral surface
Soil centipede uncovered while excavating burrow
Spiders were a little scarce due to the temperature.
