McCrone's Burrowing Wolf Spider

Geolycosa xera · Order: Araneae · Family: Lycosidae

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McCrone's Burrowing Wolf Spider
Photo: Nash Turley, CC BY

McCrone's Burrowing Wolf Spider is found only in Florida, United States.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Its limited distribution is similar to other notable Florida scrub arthropods.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs only in Florida, United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: endemic in North America; endemic in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

McCrone's Burrowing Wolf Spider photo 2
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY
McCrone's Burrowing Wolf Spider photo 3
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY
McCrone's Burrowing Wolf Spider photo 4
Photo: Nash Turley, CC BY
McCrone's Burrowing Wolf Spider photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Questions people ask

What is the range of this spider?

Its distribution is limited to Florida, matching that of other Florida scrub arthropods.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Lycosidae)

Rabid Wolf SpiderRabid Wolf SpiderRabidosa rabidaCan biteWetland Giant Wolf SpiderWetland Giant Wolf SpiderTigrosa helluoCan biteCarolina Wolf SpiderCarolina Wolf SpiderHogna carolinensisCan biteRadiated Wolf SpiderRadiated Wolf SpiderHogna radiataTigrosa annexaTigrosa annexaGeorgia Wolf SpiderGeorgia Wolf SpiderTigrosa georgicola

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geolycosa_xera

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

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