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Hogna lenta - This is a close-up frontal view of a field wolf spider. The small white rings visible in the eyes are reflections of the camera's flash.
Hogna lenta - female spider in its burrow
Hogna lenta - This is the same spider as in the above photo being coaxed out of its burrow by a blade of grass.
Hogna lenta - This is the same spider as in the above photo after slipping back into its burrow again.
Hogna lenta - This is the same spider as in the above photo. After finally coaxing the spider out of her burrow, the she sought refuge among the dense blades of mondo grass. Here, you can clearly see her egg sac attached to her abdomen.
Hogna lenta - This is a side-view of the same spider as in the above photo. Although the egg sac apparently detached, any time the spider started moving, she tucked at least two of her legs under the egg sac to carry it with her, beneath her elevated body.
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Hogna lenta - at edge of house wall. This is the same spider as in the above photo.
Hogna lenta - in a defensive position after being annoyed by the photographer repeatedly trying to get it to climb up the wall. This is the same spider as in the above two photos.
Hogna lenta - This is a slightly different perspective of the same wolf spider in the same defensive position as in the above photo.