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Lake Placid Funnel Wolf Spider
Sosippus placidus
18 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mole SkinkPlestiodon egregiusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 32 |
|---|
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Practical
- VenomousProduces venom for defense or huntingFrom its classification
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Arachnids · Arachnida |
| Order | Spiders · Araneae |
| Family | Wolf Spiders · Lycosidae |
| Genus | funnel web wolf spiders · Sosippus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Lake Placid Funnel Wolf Spider with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.