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  1. Yesterday I went down to the basement to see if the laundry room really was closed for repairs or if I'd somehow misread the notice. It was closed. However on the stairs down I saw a spiderling, then another spiderling… My first thought was funnel-weavers of some kind, but they looked like wolf spiders. But why would there be a bunch of baby wolf spiders around if there weren't…Ah! Looking around I saw a mother wolf spider huddled against a step. I coaxed her onto my hand and let her out in the garden, and managed to get one of the loose spiderlings as well.

    Wolf spiders carry their young on their abdomens for a time after hatching, the only spider family that does so.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  2. Yesterday I went down to the basement to see if the laundry room really was closed for repairs or if I'd somehow misread the notice. It was closed. However on the stairs down I saw a spiderling, then another spiderling… My first thought was funnel-weavers of some kind, but they looked like wolf spiders. But why would there be a bunch of baby wolf spiders around if there weren't…Ah! Looking around I saw a mother wolf spider huddled against a step. I coaxed her onto my hand and let her out in the garden, and managed to get one of the loose spiderlings as well.

    Wolf spiders carry their young on their abdomens for a time after hatching, the only spider family that does so.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  3. Yesterday I went down to the basement to see if the laundry room really was closed for repairs or if I'd somehow misread the notice. It was closed. However on the stairs down I saw a spiderling, then another spiderling… My first thought was funnel-weavers of some kind, but they looked like wolf spiders. But why would there be a bunch of baby wolf spiders around if there weren't…Ah! Looking around I saw a mother wolf spider huddled against a step. I coaxed her onto my hand and let her out in the garden, and managed to get one of the loose spiderlings as well.

    Wolf spiders carry their young on their abdomens for a time after hatching, the only spider family that does so.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  4. Yesterday I went down to the basement to see if the laundry room really was closed for repairs or if I'd somehow misread the notice. It was closed. However on the stairs down I saw a spiderling, then another spiderling… My first thought was funnel-weavers of some kind, but they looked like wolf spiders. But why would there be a bunch of baby wolf spiders around if there weren't…Ah! Looking around I saw a mother wolf spider huddled against a step. I coaxed her onto my hand and let her out in the garden, and managed to get one of the loose spiderlings as well.

    Wolf spiders carry their young on their abdomens for a time after hatching, the only spider family that does so.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  5. Field work half-time for #BEN_EAF! ⛰️

    We took small and larger soil samples from whom hashtag#SoilFauna will be heat-extracted in the soil lab at the Aberdeen campus of the #JamesHuttonInstitute. This is mainly springtails (#Collembola), mites (#Acari), and hopeful more small critters!

    Further, we did also collect the soil fauna from the pitfall traps: mainly ground beetles (#Carabidae), wolf spiders (#Lycosidae), and harvestmen (#Phalangiidae). 🕷️🪲

    Thanks again to Andrea Britton and Debbie Fielding for the help in the field work!

    #SoilBiodiversity #AlpineSoils #MountainSoils #Cairngorms #Scotland

  6. Field work half-time for #BEN_EAF! ⛰️

    We took small and larger soil samples from whom hashtag#SoilFauna will be heat-extracted in the soil lab at the Aberdeen campus of the #JamesHuttonInstitute. This is mainly springtails (#Collembola), mites (#Acari), and hopeful more small critters!

    Further, we did also collect the soil fauna from the pitfall traps: mainly ground beetles (#Carabidae), wolf spiders (#Lycosidae), and harvestmen (#Phalangiidae). 🕷️🪲

    Thanks again to Andrea Britton and Debbie Fielding for the help in the field work!

    #SoilBiodiversity #AlpineSoils #MountainSoils #Cairngorms #Scotland

  7. Field work half-time for #BEN_EAF! ⛰️

    We took small and larger soil samples from whom hashtag#SoilFauna will be heat-extracted in the soil lab at the Aberdeen campus of the #JamesHuttonInstitute. This is mainly springtails (#Collembola), mites (#Acari), and hopeful more small critters!

    Further, we did also collect the soil fauna from the pitfall traps: mainly ground beetles (#Carabidae), wolf spiders (#Lycosidae), and harvestmen (#Phalangiidae). 🕷️🪲

    Thanks again to Andrea Britton and Debbie Fielding for the help in the field work!

    #SoilBiodiversity #AlpineSoils #MountainSoils #Cairngorms #Scotland

  8. Field work half-time for #BEN_EAF! ⛰️

    We took small and larger soil samples from whom hashtag#SoilFauna will be heat-extracted in the soil lab at the Aberdeen campus of the #JamesHuttonInstitute. This is mainly springtails (#Collembola), mites (#Acari), and hopeful more small critters!

    Further, we did also collect the soil fauna from the pitfall traps: mainly ground beetles (#Carabidae), wolf spiders (#Lycosidae), and harvestmen (#Phalangiidae). 🕷️🪲

    Thanks again to Andrea Britton and Debbie Fielding for the help in the field work!

    #SoilBiodiversity #AlpineSoils #MountainSoils #Cairngorms #Scotland

  9. Field work half-time for #BEN_EAF! ⛰️

    We took small and larger soil samples from whom hashtag#SoilFauna will be heat-extracted in the soil lab at the Aberdeen campus of the #JamesHuttonInstitute. This is mainly springtails (#Collembola), mites (#Acari), and hopeful more small critters!

    Further, we did also collect the soil fauna from the pitfall traps: mainly ground beetles (#Carabidae), wolf spiders (#Lycosidae), and harvestmen (#Phalangiidae). 🕷️🪲

    Thanks again to Andrea Britton and Debbie Fielding for the help in the field work!

    #SoilBiodiversity #AlpineSoils #MountainSoils #Cairngorms #Scotland

  10. Spiders! A pretty little ground spider of some kind, a female _Pardosa lapidicina_ (the beaches were TEEMING with them), a little long-jawed orbweaver raking in the plentiful midges. There were a bunch more but I didn't have time to get pictures of them.

    #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Gnaphosidae #Lycosidae #Tetragnathidae #ArthroBeauty

  11. Spiders! A pretty little ground spider of some kind, a female _Pardosa lapidicina_ (the beaches were TEEMING with them), a little long-jawed orbweaver raking in the plentiful midges. There were a bunch more but I didn't have time to get pictures of them.

    #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Gnaphosidae #Lycosidae #Tetragnathidae #ArthroBeauty

  12. Spiders! A pretty little ground spider of some kind, a female _Pardosa lapidicina_ (the beaches were TEEMING with them), a little long-jawed orbweaver raking in the plentiful midges. There were a bunch more but I didn't have time to get pictures of them.

    #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Gnaphosidae #Lycosidae #Tetragnathidae #ArthroBeauty

  13. Spiders! A pretty little ground spider of some kind, a female _Pardosa lapidicina_ (the beaches were TEEMING with them), a little long-jawed orbweaver raking in the plentiful midges. There were a bunch more but I didn't have time to get pictures of them.

    #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Gnaphosidae #Lycosidae #Tetragnathidae #ArthroBeauty

  14. A very cool wolf spider, just quietly moving around on moss. Allowed enough time for a decent picture (with an android phone)
    Set on a typical gneiss'ish rock infused with hard white quartz crystals.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spi

    #wolfspider #mosstodon #geology #IndiasNatures #spider #nature #himalayas #nature #Lycosidae #gneiss #QuartzCrystals

  15. A very cool wolf spider, just quietly moving around on moss. Allowed enough time for a decent picture (with an android phone)
    Set on a typical gneiss'ish rock infused with hard white quartz crystals.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spi

    #wolfspider #mosstodon #geology #IndiasNatures #spider #nature #himalayas #nature #Lycosidae #gneiss #QuartzCrystals

  16. A very cool wolf spider, just quietly moving around on moss. Allowed enough time for a decent picture (with an android phone)
    Set on a typical gneiss'ish rock infused with hard white quartz crystals.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spi

    #wolfspider #mosstodon #geology #IndiasNatures #spider #nature #himalayas #nature #Lycosidae #gneiss #QuartzCrystals

  17. A very cool wolf spider, just quietly moving around on moss. Allowed enough time for a decent picture (with an android phone)
    Set on a typical gneiss'ish rock infused with hard white quartz crystals.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spi

    #wolfspider #mosstodon #geology #IndiasNatures #spider #nature #himalayas #nature #Lycosidae #gneiss #QuartzCrystals

  18. A very cool wolf spider, just quietly moving around on moss. Allowed enough time for a decent picture (with an android phone)
    Set on a typical gneiss'ish rock infused with hard white quartz crystals.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spi

    #wolfspider #mosstodon #geology #IndiasNatures #spider #nature #himalayas #nature #Lycosidae #gneiss #QuartzCrystals

  19. #Arachtober 11: a little thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) on a blade of grass in a marshy meadow. They can be practically as jumpy as jumping spiders and are very hard to get close enough to to photograph.

    #ArthroBeauty #WolfSpiders #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  20. #Arachtober 11: a little thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) on a blade of grass in a marshy meadow. They can be practically as jumpy as jumping spiders and are very hard to get close enough to to photograph.

    #ArthroBeauty #WolfSpiders #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  21. #Arachtober 11: a little thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) on a blade of grass in a marshy meadow. They can be practically as jumpy as jumping spiders and are very hard to get close enough to to photograph.

    #ArthroBeauty #WolfSpiders #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  22. #Arachtober 11: a little thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) on a blade of grass in a marshy meadow. They can be practically as jumpy as jumping spiders and are very hard to get close enough to to photograph.

    #ArthroBeauty #WolfSpiders #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  23. #Arachtober 11: a little thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) on a blade of grass in a marshy meadow. They can be practically as jumpy as jumping spiders and are very hard to get close enough to to photograph.

    #ArthroBeauty #WolfSpiders #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  24. #Spider warning for today's #Weretober - a werewolf! ...spider!

    I'm pretty sure she looks more curious than hungry at the moment, but it's kinda hard to tell, so watch yourself.

    #Weretober2025 #wolfSpider #lycosidae #bug #InverteFest #anthroBug #anthroSpider #bugFurry #spiderFurry #arachnophobia

  25. #Spider warning for today's #Weretober - a werewolf! ...spider!

    I'm pretty sure she looks more curious than hungry at the moment, but it's kinda hard to tell, so watch yourself.

    #Weretober2025 #wolfSpider #lycosidae #bug #InverteFest #anthroBug #anthroSpider #bugFurry #spiderFurry #arachnophobia

  26. #Spider warning for today's #Weretober - a werewolf! ...spider!

    I'm pretty sure she looks more curious than hungry at the moment, but it's kinda hard to tell, so watch yourself.

    #Weretober2025 #wolfSpider #lycosidae #bug #InverteFest #anthroBug #anthroSpider #bugFurry #spiderFurry #arachnophobia

  27. #Spider warning for today's #Weretober - a werewolf! ...spider!

    I'm pretty sure she looks more curious than hungry at the moment, but it's kinda hard to tell, so watch yourself.

    #Weretober2025 #wolfSpider #lycosidae #bug #InverteFest #anthroBug #anthroSpider #bugFurry #spiderFurry #arachnophobia

  28. The burnt #wolfspider, #Xerolycosa #nemoralis (#Lycosidae, #Araneae), is a #species of #spider native to Eurasia that prefers dry #habitats, hunts prey actively and rests in a self-dug burrow. The authors A. Bednarek et al. (2016) studied the spider's response to thermal #stress in form of an increased #Hsp70 (protein/ enzyme complex) synthesis in by humans polluted environments. #Biodiversity
    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    A. Bednarek et al. (2016)
    doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.

    #Photos
    © S F. Wirth

  29. The burnt #wolfspider, #Xerolycosa #nemoralis (#Lycosidae, #Araneae), is a #species of #spider native to Eurasia that prefers dry #habitats, hunts prey actively and rests in a self-dug burrow. The authors A. Bednarek et al. (2016) studied the spider's response to thermal #stress in form of an increased #Hsp70 (protein/ enzyme complex) synthesis in by humans polluted environments. #Biodiversity
    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    A. Bednarek et al. (2016)
    doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.

    #Photos
    © S F. Wirth

  30. The burnt #wolfspider, #Xerolycosa #nemoralis (#Lycosidae, #Araneae), is a #species of #spider native to Eurasia that prefers dry #habitats, hunts prey actively and rests in a self-dug burrow. The authors A. Bednarek et al. (2016) studied the spider's response to thermal #stress in form of an increased #Hsp70 (protein/ enzyme complex) synthesis in by humans polluted environments. #Biodiversity
    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    A. Bednarek et al. (2016)
    doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.

    #Photos
    © S F. Wirth

  31. The burnt #wolfspider, #Xerolycosa #nemoralis (#Lycosidae, #Araneae), is a #species of #spider native to Eurasia that prefers dry #habitats, hunts prey actively and rests in a self-dug burrow. The authors A. Bednarek et al. (2016) studied the spider's response to thermal #stress in form of an increased #Hsp70 (protein/ enzyme complex) synthesis in by humans polluted environments. #Biodiversity
    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    A. Bednarek et al. (2016)
    doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.

    #Photos
    © S F. Wirth

  32. The burnt #wolfspider, #Xerolycosa #nemoralis (#Lycosidae, #Araneae), is a #species of #spider native to Eurasia that prefers dry #habitats, hunts prey actively and rests in a self-dug burrow. The authors A. Bednarek et al. (2016) studied the spider's response to thermal #stress in form of an increased #Hsp70 (protein/ enzyme complex) synthesis in by humans polluted environments. #Biodiversity
    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    A. Bednarek et al. (2016)
    doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.

    #Photos
    © S F. Wirth

  33. #Arachtober 29: yesterday in High Park, I was lurking in the shrubs and low vegetation on Hawk Hill hoping to see juncos and chickadees, looking for a spot to kneel that didn't have rabbit poop, when I came across something I've wanted to see for years—a wolf spider in a burrow! Many wolf spiders burrow, e.g. _Geolycosa_ (which I think this one might be), but I'd never actually found such a burrow myself.

    The spider was small, no larger than the typical _Pardosa_ I see, and while timid it stayed at the entrance to the burrow. It was hard to get good light in there and this was the best photo I could get. I will undoubtedly go back to look for more!

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders#Araneae #Lycosidae

  34. #Arachtober 29: yesterday in High Park, I was lurking in the shrubs and low vegetation on Hawk Hill hoping to see juncos and chickadees, looking for a spot to kneel that didn't have rabbit poop, when I came across something I've wanted to see for years—a wolf spider in a burrow! Many wolf spiders burrow, e.g. _Geolycosa_ (which I think this one might be), but I'd never actually found such a burrow myself.

    The spider was small, no larger than the typical _Pardosa_ I see, and while timid it stayed at the entrance to the burrow. It was hard to get good light in there and this was the best photo I could get. I will undoubtedly go back to look for more!

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders#Araneae #Lycosidae

  35. #Arachtober 29: yesterday in High Park, I was lurking in the shrubs and low vegetation on Hawk Hill hoping to see juncos and chickadees, looking for a spot to kneel that didn't have rabbit poop, when I came across something I've wanted to see for years—a wolf spider in a burrow! Many wolf spiders burrow, e.g. _Geolycosa_ (which I think this one might be), but I'd never actually found such a burrow myself.

    The spider was small, no larger than the typical _Pardosa_ I see, and while timid it stayed at the entrance to the burrow. It was hard to get good light in there and this was the best photo I could get. I will undoubtedly go back to look for more!

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders#Araneae #Lycosidae

  36. #Arachtober 29: yesterday in High Park, I was lurking in the shrubs and low vegetation on Hawk Hill hoping to see juncos and chickadees, looking for a spot to kneel that didn't have rabbit poop, when I came across something I've wanted to see for years—a wolf spider in a burrow! Many wolf spiders burrow, e.g. _Geolycosa_ (which I think this one might be), but I'd never actually found such a burrow myself.

    The spider was small, no larger than the typical _Pardosa_ I see, and while timid it stayed at the entrance to the burrow. It was hard to get good light in there and this was the best photo I could get. I will undoubtedly go back to look for more!

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders#Araneae #Lycosidae

  37. #Arachtober 29: yesterday in High Park, I was lurking in the shrubs and low vegetation on Hawk Hill hoping to see juncos and chickadees, looking for a spot to kneel that didn't have rabbit poop, when I came across something I've wanted to see for years—a wolf spider in a burrow! Many wolf spiders burrow, e.g. _Geolycosa_ (which I think this one might be), but I'd never actually found such a burrow myself.

    The spider was small, no larger than the typical _Pardosa_ I see, and while timid it stayed at the entrance to the burrow. It was hard to get good light in there and this was the best photo I could get. I will undoubtedly go back to look for more!

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders#Araneae #Lycosidae

  38. #Arachtober 12: In some interestingly fungus-covered grass in the swampy meadow by the creek just past the Oculus, I saw lots of _Pardosa_ thin-legged wolf spiders, but they were as jumpy as, well, jumping spiders and it was hard to photograph any. Here's a couple I did get!

    These cute little spiders, getting up to ~1cm body length, put the lie to the common misconception that a "wolf spider" is necessarily big, hairy, and bulky. In fact the family Lycosidae has thousands of species all over the world, as varied as their habitats, from large desert burrow-dwellers to these lithe little denizens of marshy undergrowth and rocky shore.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #WolfSpiders #spiders#Araneae #Lycosidae

  39. #Arachtober 12: In some interestingly fungus-covered grass in the swampy meadow by the creek just past the Oculus, I saw lots of _Pardosa_ thin-legged wolf spiders, but they were as jumpy as, well, jumping spiders and it was hard to photograph any. Here's a couple I did get!

    These cute little spiders, getting up to ~1cm body length, put the lie to the common misconception that a "wolf spider" is necessarily big, hairy, and bulky. In fact the family Lycosidae has thousands of species all over the world, as varied as their habitats, from large desert burrow-dwellers to these lithe little denizens of marshy undergrowth and rocky shore.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #WolfSpiders #spiders#Araneae #Lycosidae

  40. #Arachtober 12: In some interestingly fungus-covered grass in the swampy meadow by the creek just past the Oculus, I saw lots of _Pardosa_ thin-legged wolf spiders, but they were as jumpy as, well, jumping spiders and it was hard to photograph any. Here's a couple I did get!

    These cute little spiders, getting up to ~1cm body length, put the lie to the common misconception that a "wolf spider" is necessarily big, hairy, and bulky. In fact the family Lycosidae has thousands of species all over the world, as varied as their habitats, from large desert burrow-dwellers to these lithe little denizens of marshy undergrowth and rocky shore.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #WolfSpiders #spiders#Araneae #Lycosidae

  41. #Arachtober 12: In some interestingly fungus-covered grass in the swampy meadow by the creek just past the Oculus, I saw lots of _Pardosa_ thin-legged wolf spiders, but they were as jumpy as, well, jumping spiders and it was hard to photograph any. Here's a couple I did get!

    These cute little spiders, getting up to ~1cm body length, put the lie to the common misconception that a "wolf spider" is necessarily big, hairy, and bulky. In fact the family Lycosidae has thousands of species all over the world, as varied as their habitats, from large desert burrow-dwellers to these lithe little denizens of marshy undergrowth and rocky shore.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #WolfSpiders #spiders#Araneae #Lycosidae

  42. #Arachtober 12: In some interestingly fungus-covered grass in the swampy meadow by the creek just past the Oculus, I saw lots of _Pardosa_ thin-legged wolf spiders, but they were as jumpy as, well, jumping spiders and it was hard to photograph any. Here's a couple I did get!

    These cute little spiders, getting up to ~1cm body length, put the lie to the common misconception that a "wolf spider" is necessarily big, hairy, and bulky. In fact the family Lycosidae has thousands of species all over the world, as varied as their habitats, from large desert burrow-dwellers to these lithe little denizens of marshy undergrowth and rocky shore.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #WolfSpiders #spiders#Araneae #Lycosidae

  43. Suddenly realized what the secondhand DSLR would be perfect for at my current beginner stage: the lakeshore thin-legged wolf spiders (_Pardosa lapidicina_)!

    Though it is rather late in the season, I saw plenty of females with egg sacs running around—perhaps it's been warm long enough for them to have two litters? And I found one mother carrying babies. I also include photos of two colour variants, blue-grey and yellow-brown.

    The mature males I've seen are all very dark, almost black. The largest females seem to be solid colours. I wonder if they change colour based on life stage?

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #InverteFest #ArthroBeauty#Araneae #Lycosidae

  44. Suddenly realized what the secondhand DSLR would be perfect for at my current beginner stage: the lakeshore thin-legged wolf spiders (_Pardosa lapidicina_)!

    Though it is rather late in the season, I saw plenty of females with egg sacs running around—perhaps it's been warm long enough for them to have two litters? And I found one mother carrying babies. I also include photos of two colour variants, blue-grey and yellow-brown.

    The mature males I've seen are all very dark, almost black. The largest females seem to be solid colours. I wonder if they change colour based on life stage?

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #InverteFest #ArthroBeauty#Araneae #Lycosidae

  45. Suddenly realized what the secondhand DSLR would be perfect for at my current beginner stage: the lakeshore thin-legged wolf spiders (_Pardosa lapidicina_)!

    Though it is rather late in the season, I saw plenty of females with egg sacs running around—perhaps it's been warm long enough for them to have two litters? And I found one mother carrying babies. I also include photos of two colour variants, blue-grey and yellow-brown.

    The mature males I've seen are all very dark, almost black. The largest females seem to be solid colours. I wonder if they change colour based on life stage?

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #InverteFest #ArthroBeauty#Araneae #Lycosidae

  46. Suddenly realized what the secondhand DSLR would be perfect for at my current beginner stage: the lakeshore thin-legged wolf spiders (_Pardosa lapidicina_)!

    Though it is rather late in the season, I saw plenty of females with egg sacs running around—perhaps it's been warm long enough for them to have two litters? And I found one mother carrying babies. I also include photos of two colour variants, blue-grey and yellow-brown.

    The mature males I've seen are all very dark, almost black. The largest females seem to be solid colours. I wonder if they change colour based on life stage?

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #InverteFest #ArthroBeauty#Araneae #Lycosidae

  47. Suddenly realized what the secondhand DSLR would be perfect for at my current beginner stage: the lakeshore thin-legged wolf spiders (_Pardosa lapidicina_)!

    Though it is rather late in the season, I saw plenty of females with egg sacs running around—perhaps it's been warm long enough for them to have two litters? And I found one mother carrying babies. I also include photos of two colour variants, blue-grey and yellow-brown.

    The mature males I've seen are all very dark, almost black. The largest females seem to be solid colours. I wonder if they change colour based on life stage?

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #InverteFest #ArthroBeauty#Araneae #Lycosidae

  48. This thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) I spotted today was so confident in its camouflage it didn't even bother running.

    #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  49. This thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) I spotted today was so confident in its camouflage it didn't even bother running.

    #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  50. This thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) I spotted today was so confident in its camouflage it didn't even bother running.

    #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  51. This thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) I spotted today was so confident in its camouflage it didn't even bother running.

    #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  52. This thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) I spotted today was so confident in its camouflage it didn't even bother running.

    #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

  53. Went down to the lake this afternoon to hang out with the _Pardosa_ wolf spiders. Young spiders, females with egg sacs, females with babies, mature males courting—everyone's out and enjoying the sun!

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

  54. Went down to the lake this afternoon to hang out with the _Pardosa_ wolf spiders. Young spiders, females with egg sacs, females with babies, mature males courting—everyone's out and enjoying the sun!

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

  55. Went down to the lake this afternoon to hang out with the _Pardosa_ wolf spiders. Young spiders, females with egg sacs, females with babies, mature males courting—everyone's out and enjoying the sun!

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

  56. Went down to the lake this afternoon to hang out with the _Pardosa_ wolf spiders. Young spiders, females with egg sacs, females with babies, mature males courting—everyone's out and enjoying the sun!

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

  57. Went down to the lake this afternoon to hang out with the _Pardosa_ wolf spiders. Young spiders, females with egg sacs, females with babies, mature males courting—everyone's out and enjoying the sun!

    #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

  58. A ballooning wolf spider from down by the lake the other day! I like how in the third picture you can see its little claws hanging on to the silk strung between a gap in the railing.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

  59. A ballooning wolf spider from down by the lake the other day! I like how in the third picture you can see its little claws hanging on to the silk strung between a gap in the railing.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

  60. A ballooning wolf spider from down by the lake the other day! I like how in the third picture you can see its little claws hanging on to the silk strung between a gap in the railing.

    #ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour