this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2024
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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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[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure what kind of spider it is but it appears to be carrying around a bunch of eggs on its back

Maybe a wolf spider?

[–] mourningcrows@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh! I thought it might be eggs on the back that make it look so bumpy

and I just looked up wolf spiders, turns out their numbers have recently increased around here, so it might very well be one! Just thought the legs seemed a little too thin compared to the images I saw online

[–] Poogona@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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 4 points 2 years 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!

[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Looks like it's carrying its babies on its back. That's probably a wolf spider mom