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Hunter Found this guy down by the river one afternoon. He was quick so I never had much opportunity but I got what I could and was pleased with that. burrowing wolf,eyes,ground,legs,sand,spider Click/tap to enlarge

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Found this guy down by the river one afternoon. He was quick so I never had much opportunity but I got what I could and was pleased with that.

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  1. View travismorhardt's profile
    travismorhardt
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    What a great macro! I find spider macro shots so fascinating. Here is a link to a dark fishing spider I captured last spring. I had more time to work with mine, as it was cold and she was in a sort of torpor.
    Dark Fishing Spider This female dark fishing spider was found hiding in some of our camping gear while we were packing up our camp site. It had gotten quite chilly in the early morning hours, so I released her on a log in the sunshine with some lichens so I could get some good photos. I think she was so tolerant of my intrusive behavior because she was so cold. Dark Fishing Spider,Dolomedes tenebrosus,Geotagged,United States,Wisconsin
     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Tracy Shawn's profile
      Tracy Shawn
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      I too love spiders/working with them, that's a great image you have there! Lucky you for the cold! :-) Posted 10 years ago
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      Tracy Shawn
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      I believe it's a dark fishing spider! ...lol, you probably figured hey?! Thank you :-) Posted 10 years ago
      1. View travismorhardt's profile
        travismorhardt
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        I really don't think this is a dark fishing spider. Dark fishing spiders have a very distinctive pattern on their abdomen.
        Dark Fishing Spider - Abdominal View A photo showing the distinct pattern on the abdomen of a female dark fishing spider. Captured in northern Wisconsin. Dark Fishing Spider,Dolomedes tenebrosus,Geotagged,United States,Wisconsin

        The spider in your photo does not have this pattern.         Posted 10 years ago
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    travismorhardt
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    Also, I noticed that you requested the species of "burrowing wolf spider" be created for this photo. Please note that "burrowing wolf spider" is not a specific species. Many wolf spiders make burrows, and they belong to the family Lycosidae, which includes over 100 genera and more than 2,000 species! Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Tracy Shawn's profile
      Tracy Shawn
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      Thank you...I have much to learn! Posted 10 years ago
  5. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Great photo, love this spider, would be wonderful if we could get it down to species level. Where was the photo taken and what kind of environment Tracy? Posted 10 years ago
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      Thanks, Claire and I honestly can't recall what town we were close to but I do know it was SE Alberta, sandy, almost dune like, but also a lot of what appeared to be volcanic rock ledges, heaps. Was a pretty neat place, wish I could remember a name :-( Posted 10 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Tracy, I think it is clear by now: we obsess over species identification on this site :)

    We maintain a guide with helpful sites that may aid you for this one:
    http://www.jungledragon.com/species/guide     Posted 10 years ago
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      Tracy Shawn
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      lol, yes, I think that's great, I just hope I'm not being a pain here! I have some books and google and beyond that, I'm winging it so I do appreciate any and all knowledge I can gather! Thanks for the link, let's see what I can find. Posted 10 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        You're definitely not a pain, we love your photos. We also understand that species identification can be quite hard. Posted 10 years ago
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          Tracy Shawn
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          Thank you :-) Posted 10 years ago

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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/10.0
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO800
  • 60mm