click for largeHogna are a genus of Wolf Spiders with more than 200 described species. They are found on all continents except Antarctica. Two species of Hogna, Hogna carolinensis and Hogna helluo, are among the largest spiders in the US. Too bad, but this wasn't one of them.
I found this guy in my flower garden. It was pretty small, given that it's very early in the season, about what I'd expect.
You can tell this is a Hogna species because of the eye pattern. Wolf spiders are most readily identified by their eye patterns. If you look really closely you can see a small horizontal row of four eyes, then a set of two larger eyes above that row, then another set of two on top of the carapace. Thats the hallmark of a Hogna sp. spider.
Raynox DCR-150
and Raynox DCR-250
, stacked and mounted on my Panasonic Lumix FZ8.
I found this guy in my flower garden. It was pretty small, given that it's very early in the season, about what I'd expect.
You can tell this is a Hogna species because of the eye pattern. Wolf spiders are most readily identified by their eye patterns. If you look really closely you can see a small horizontal row of four eyes, then a set of two larger eyes above that row, then another set of two on top of the carapace. Thats the hallmark of a Hogna sp. spider.
Raynox DCR-150
and Raynox DCR-250, stacked and mounted on my Panasonic Lumix FZ8.
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