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Tigrosa georgicola- Dark Wolf Spider
Lycosid spider with a median stripe on its carapace. Dark bands present on the upper femora. Tigrosa is a genus of wolf spiders within the Lycosidae family in North America. The genus name refers to the tiger-like patterning and fierceness of the species within it. Lycosids are typically solitary hunters and do not spin webs. They have have excellent eyesight and a fantastic sense of touch. Lycosids are capable of injecting venom (usually if provoked).
Habitat:
Crawling on a pile of wood (mostly pine) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.
Tigrosa georgicola is a wolf spider in the Tigrosa genus that is widely distributed in the southeastern USA. It is often found in deciduous woods, under logs during the day and hunting over leaf litter at night.
