Subject: Black wolf spider?
Location: Troy, VA
September 14, 2016 8:43 am
I saw this spider last night. It was up high at the junction between the exterior wall and a porch roof. I didn’t see any evidence of a web. I think I can just barely see a pale stripe running along its head. We have lots of wolf spiders in the area, but I have never seen one with this color variation before. It was a big spider, but I can’t really say for sure its size as it was quite far up the wall. Could this be a black wolf spider? I apologize for the indifferent quality of the photograph.
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Signature: Grace Pedalino
Dear Grace,
We agree that your spider looks structurally like a Wolf Spider, and we agree with you that the black coloration is unusual. While we cannot state for certain that the species is correct, your individual does resemble Allocosa funerea which is pictured on BugGuide.