Wolf spiders
Lycosidae
Identifications
wolf spiders
Lycosidae
Caption
This is a wolf spider, probably a male. You can tell by the large pedipalps on either side of its head (females have much smaller ones). This spider is in the speces Rabidosa rabida, family Lycosidae.
Contributors
Jim Kalisch, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Entomology
(photographer; copyright holder)
More details: 
http://entomology.unl.edu/images/spiders/spiders2.htm
(photographer; copyright holder)
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