Wolf Spider

Thank you for all the loveliness shown to the last few days pictures and ramblings. 

I know some people might struggle with today's subject matter, but she really is beautiful. 
Unmistakably a member of Lycosyidae, defintely a Pardosa, but even my wonderful spider identification book (all the UKs spider's photographed) doesn't help me narrow it down further than probably an amentata or pullata.
The female carries her egg sac around with her to protect it, but even then they are often parasitized by flightless wasps of the order Gelis. I've gotta think that's a brave wasp to try that on as this magnificent lady was a full centimetre in size. 

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