Well, hello, little buddy :)

[Leila]

Look at this beautiful little spider that was roaming about my fiance's parents' kitchen floor.

I think I figured out that it is a Tigrosa annexa? Please correct me if I am wrong.

I have no idea how big these get? The one in the photo is a little less than an inch in DLS.

 

[spotropaicsav]

No idea but pretty!

 

[schmiggle]

It does look like a male Tigrosa annexa to me. Nice find.

 

[Leila]

@schmiggle, how do you determine the sex of this species? And have you any idea how big mature adults get?

 

[schmiggle]

I looked at pictures of makes males and females, and females have a larger abdomen. More importantly, males and females seem to have different abdominal markings.

 

[schmiggle]

Nope, I'm wrong about the markings. But I think I'm right about the abdomen. I think I read up to 18mm for both sexes.

 

[mconnachan]

Look at this beautiful little spider that was roaming about my fiance's parents' kitchen floor.

I think I figured out that it is a Tigrosa annexa? Please correct me if I am wrong.

I have no idea how big these get? The one in the photo is a little less than an inch in DLS.

He's a beauty, I'm not sure if it's male or not, there's no bulbous palps that I can see, it does look like a Tigrosa sp. - annexa -I'm not too sure but it is a Tigrosa sp. Nice little find pal, are these rare where you live? Stunning abdominal pattern.

 

[Leila]

@mconnachan, I think this species is sort of common to this area? Tbh, I really do not know. This stunning spider is the first wolf spider I have ever seen in person.

I do not believe it to be mature. I could be wrong. But he is quite small...His body (abdomen and cephalothorax) is about the size of a cooked grain of standard rice.

And, um, I have never observed such a vain spider before now. This guy is always grooming.

 

[mconnachan]

@mconnachan, I think this species is sort of common to this area? Tbh, I really do not know. This stunning spider is the first wolf spider I have ever seen in person.

I do not believe it to be mature. I could be wrong. But he is quite small...His body (abdomen and cephalothorax) is about the size of a cooked grain of standard rice.

Ah, um, I have never observed such a vain spider before now. This guy is always grooming.

Cool, it just came across like you'd never seen many of this species before, I don't think it's mature - certainly not a MM, anyway nice find sweetie, keep those eyes peeled for more beautiful species. Just be careful - lol - Do you have any venomous snakes/spiders in your neck of the woods?

 

[Duriana]

I'm not that educated on Tigrosa spp. But it does appear to be a male, most likely a immature one like you said. In wolfies the females abdomen will be a little bigger then their cephalothorax.