Common Name:

Family: Lycosidae

Scientific Name: Pardosa sp1

Size: about 6 – 7 mm

Gender: female

This particular spider is an undescribed species in the genus Pardosa. Certain times during the year adult females can be found with an egg sac attached to the spinnerets or spiderlings on their back. This is typical for all wolf spiders. Best place to find wolf spiders in abundance is along creeks in the leaf litter.

1 – D76 (Casper’s Regional Park, OC. / 31 Mar. 06)