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Help identifying this spider (Austria) (mander.xyz)
submitted 2 years ago by 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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[–] 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

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?

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  • [–] [S] 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

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    • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

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

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