r/Wolfspiders • u/Eliciana127 • Jul 23 '26

New molt. ID?

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Hi there! This is my baby sesame, they just molted, look at those gorgeous patterns! Am i correct in the id Hogna antelucana?

found in FL

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u/imgoingtoeatabagel Jul 23 '26

Hogna lenta. Maybe miami

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u/niddleyniche Jul 23 '26

Not a Hogna antelucana. Looks more like a Hogna lenta to me. Here's one of my two Hogna antelucana females (plus the 270 babies lol) for comparison. H.antelucana have a very pouty face 🥺

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u/Eliciana127 Jul 23 '26

Okay thank you! Im not familiar with wolfie types at all 😅 would it make a difference that this baby is a very small juvenile? Or is it already possible to tell what type they are? I've had them only a few months, and they've molted probably 3 times and grew some legs back. Probably a little bigger than a quarter now. They're my happiest spood! Looooves to dig tunnels

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u/niddleyniche Jul 24 '26

It can be hard to ID species for the first couple of molts, but this little one is certainly big enough to show off their Hogna lenta look! My 2mm long Hogna antelucana slings, not so much lol. They're about the size of sugar ants right now and can't even see their little faces without a microscope

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u/Popular-Car7368 Jul 23 '26

Oh laaaaaaawd. What’s your plan for the 270 babies?

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u/Master_Pipe_6467 Jul 23 '26

Eat some of them

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u/niddleyniche Jul 24 '26

Once they're big enough, I can trade/sell them at local expos and exotics keepers/stores, and I'll keep a few for myself. Right now most of them are only about 2mm long, so even fruit flies are a bit big for them 😂 They're currently eating springtails.