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Common Wolf Spider Pardosa pullata


I have probably seen millions of these but although I've suspected the ID before this is the first one I've confirmed. I couldn't see the epigyne anywhere near clearly enough without clearing the abdomen.

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female Pardosa pullata showing epigyne, Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 17th-18th May 2023


This is one of those I have previously suspected but, as has far too often been my experience, I couldn't find anything that looked like an epigyne (or mature palps) so I guess it was immature.

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probable Pardosa pullata, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 27th March 2019