A Fine Spider Photo

by Eric Neubauer

I usually take photos for identification, but occasionally there’s one that could hang on a wall.

Most wolf spider species pass the winter as juveniles. Tigrosa georgicola is an exception and one of the larger species. I’ve generally had trouble identifying Tigrosa to species, mostly because I hardly ever encounter adults.

This winter I have two locations where I can more or less reliably find Tigrosa georgicola adults and am taking full advantage of it. The females must be keeping to their lairs since I usually find males, but at least I’m getting practice identifying one of the sexes.