wolf spiders

family Lycosidae

Member of oval calamistrum clade spiders (zoosubsection Oval calamistrum clade)
rta clade (zoosection Rta clade)
entelegyne spiders (infraorder Entelegynae)
typical spiders (suborder Araneomorphae)
spiders (order Araneae)
arachnids (class Arachnida)
chelicerates (subphylum Chelicerata)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

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Wolf spiders are notoriously difficult to identify to species; even the genus level can be hard.

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Chris’s observations: 11 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Calero CP: 3
• Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 2
• Henry Coe SP: 2
• La Honda Creek OSP
• Russian Ridge OSP
• Santa Teresa CP
• Ulistac Natural Area, Santa Clara

Months:

• Jan.: 2
• Feb.: 3
• Mar.: 2
• Apr.: 1
• May: 1
• Jun.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist