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linda_nc Greensboro, NC(Zone 7b) Jul 01, 2007

I found this guy on some zinnia leaves. Any ideas what it might be? I couldn't even narrow him/her into a family.

Thanks!
Linda

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red_princess_71 Lilesville, NC(Zone 7b) Jul 02, 2007

Linda,

It looks like a grass spider carring a baby sac with her. Of course this is just a guess.
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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 03, 2007

Looks like a female wolf spider in the Pardosa genus. Very similar to this one:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/90995

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linda_nc Greensboro, NC(Zone 7b) Jul 03, 2007

That looks like it, ceejaytown. Thank you.

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linda_nc Greensboro, NC(Zone 7b) Jul 04, 2007

red_princess - I think you are right about the baby sac - very interesting!

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 04, 2007

Actually an egg sac. When the spiderlings hatch, they will ride around on mom's back until they can hunt on their own...Really neat to see.

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