I'm not a true Funnel Webweaver
It's a surprise
But when you look in my eyes
You'll be a Wolf Spider believer.
Although the Sosippus floridanusbuilds a web and appears similar to the Funnel Orbweaver [family Agelenidae] they have a different eye arrangement, and they also have a "portable egg sack" as do other Wolf Spiders. Check out the source article for details.
Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
Photo originally taken: Jan 13, 2020
Explanation: Did not have good ID until a few months ago.
Sources: https://bugeric.blogspot.com/2012/02/spider-sunday-funnel-web-wolf-spiders.html
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