Spider for ID

[carl bear]

I took this pic last weekend and im hoping someone could ID it for me.

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Thanks
Carl

[Geoff F]

Unfortunately your spider is a bit shy and is hiding it's face with its foreleg.

However I suspect it could be one of the Lycosidae family, possibly a Pardosa but, at best they are very variable in colouration and I don't think there is sufficient detail available to take an ID to species level.

But one of our experts may be able to give a lot more details.

[Action_Man]

It looks more Tegenaria Geoff ...

[carl bear]

Thanks,
Ill have a look to see if i have any other angles.

[Geoff F]

If possible, a view showing the eyes would be helpful; also a shot of it's 'bum' area will identify if it has web spinners which will considerably narrow down the possibilities. Yes, I know some spiders won't sit still and pose for the camera so a quick 'snap' is all that is available.

And, whenever possible, uploading your photos directly to the WAB Gallery will enable us to see a larger image. An indication of head to tail size and any other details about habitat, web, general behaviour etc is always helpful.

At the moment, I'm not really certain either way and that photo is a bit small. But I thought I could just see a wide spaced eye on the edge of the carapace, similar to Pardosa, etc. Also the front legs look a bit short, although that might just be the camera angle, and to my eyes, the carapace appears to be similar to Pardosa etc, but that might just be an optical illusion.

On the other hand, there may be just a hint of spinners visible on the rear end.

And even if not Tegenaria, I agree that one of the other Agelenidae species, is also possible. Maybe one of the Agelena would also fit quite nicely if there are spinners visible.