?Spider ID?

[hank moon]

Hi

Found this spider y'day while hiking near Black Mtn. Thought it was a wolf spider at first, but never seen one so large and with these markings. Anyone out there know what it is?

[Brian in SLC]

That's gotta be a tarantula?

The P girl sees them this time of year in City Creek. Quite often.

Nice close up!

-Brian in SLC

[gonzo]

I'm far, far, far from an expert on spiders (the things give me heebie jeebies), but I'm guessing that's a member of the Lycosidae (wolf spider) family. Check out this page:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1967/bgimage

Here's another good spider guide:
http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/families/32

There's an excellent Flickr group, ID Please (http://flickr.com/groups/idplease/pool/), where a number of bug and spider lovers hang out. If you want I can post it there and see if anyone can give you the genus and species name.

[Brian in SLC]

Looks just like a wolf spider from the pics on that site.

Yikes!

-Brian in SLC

[tanya]

It's BEAUTIFUL! :2thumbs:

[denaliguide]

talk about up close and personel. thats some lens. the close up is amazing. hope you snagged the quarter he was guarding.

[accadacca]

Holy Terror, Batman! :eek2:

[stefan]

hey hank,

feel like addin' it to this thread?

http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8041

wild stuff!

[rockgremlin]

Nice shot! Looks straight out of a nature magazine!

Looks like a Wolf Spider to me. Wolf Spiders can get rather large.