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scatola Rome, Italy May 19, 2020

Hello!!
Who can tell me which spider is the one in the picture?
Thanks!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 20, 2020

It looks like a wolf spider (family Lycosidae); a frontal view showing its eyes would confirm this.

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scatola Rome, Italy May 20, 2020

Thanks for your answer!
Could it be Zoropsis spinimana (false lycosa) male?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 21, 2020

That's much more likely. I had considered that at first, but for some reason, I then failed to follow up with a thorough search, Good catch!

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scatola Rome, Italy May 22, 2020

So, I have to make a correction: the specimen to be identified was a female. The male is the one I introduce you here in the picture and it came back under my eyes leafing through my photo file of one of my close encounters with spiders in my garden.
A little different eh?!? In adulthood there is a strong sexual dimorphism. The male is slender with very long limbs; the female, on the other hand, has short legs and a more robust body.
Incidentally, Zoropsis spinimana is one of the largest spiders on the Italian territory.

Ciao, ciao and to the next!




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