Help identifying this spider (Austria) (mander.xyz)

submitted 4 months ago by mourningcrows@mander.xyz to c/arachnology@mander.xyz

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Found this big chonker in the garden, about 4-5cm big, never seen anything like it here before. Any ideas what it could be? : ) Thanks in advance!

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[-] Poogona@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

Judging by all those babies on her back, that's probably a wolf spider just trying to make it as a single mom. They are harmless in case you didn't know.

[-] mourningcrows@mander.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

awesome! Just found that the Zoropsis spinimana seem to have increased in numbers a lot here recently, and as I understand it they are some type of wolf spiders? So I think it might be one of those. Really cool to know, thanks!

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