Lycosidae – Hoggicosa forresti – Wolf Spider

Class Arachnida; Order Araneae; Infraorder Araneomorphae; Family Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders); Scientific name: Hoggicosa forresti; Common name: Wolf Spider – Male - Distribution in Australia: semi-arid and arid areas of southern half of Western Australia, much of South Australia, and the southernmost part of the Northern Territory - Photographed: in December, in Lake Cronin Nature Reserve east of Hyden, Western Australia.