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| - | {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Wolf spiders }} | ||
| - | {{Taxobox image | image = [[Image:Wolf spider attack position.jpg|250px]] | caption = Burrowing wolf spider defending its egg sac}} | ||
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| - | {{Taxobox regnum entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}} | ||
| - | {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Arthropod]]a}} | ||
| - | {{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[Arachnida]]}} | ||
| - | {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Spider|Araneae]]}} | ||
| - | {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = '''Lycosidae'''}} | ||
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| - | {{Taxobox section subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}} | ||
| - | [[Arctosa]]<br /> | ||
| - | [[Geolycosa]]<br /> | ||
| - | [[Lycosa]]<br /> | ||
| - | [[Pardosa]]<br /> | ||
| - | [[Pirata]]<br /> | ||
| - | [[Rabidosa]]<br /> | ||
| - | [[Sosippus]]<br /> | ||
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| '''Wolf spiders''' are members of the family '''Lycosidae'''. Except for the genus ''[[Sosippus]]'', these [[spider]]s do not use their [[spider silk|silk]] to make a snare. Some use their silk to line a tubular tunnel in the ground. Some take regular shelter in natural crevices. Still others spend their entire lives wandering around with no fixed abode. Unlike many other spiders, they have good vision and run their prey down. | '''Wolf spiders''' are members of the family '''Lycosidae'''. Except for the genus ''[[Sosippus]]'', these [[spider]]s do not use their [[spider silk|silk]] to make a snare. Some use their silk to line a tubular tunnel in the ground. Some take regular shelter in natural crevices. Still others spend their entire lives wandering around with no fixed abode. Unlike many other spiders, they have good vision and run their prey down. | ||
| Wolf spiders are made easier to spot because the females carry their eggs along with them in a spherical silk bag which is attached to their [[spinneret]]s. After the eggs hatch the large numbers of tiny spiders climb onto the mother's abdomen and are carried about for a considerable time.<p> | Wolf spiders are made easier to spot because the females carry their eggs along with them in a spherical silk bag which is attached to their [[spinneret]]s. After the eggs hatch the large numbers of tiny spiders climb onto the mother's abdomen and are carried about for a considerable time.<p> | ||
| - | [[Image:LycosaSpinFace.gif|frame|left|1. egg case<br> 2. [[chelicerae]]<br> 3. [[pedipalps]]]] | ||
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| - | == In [[popular culture]] == | ||
| - | The [[Lycos]] search-engine takes its name from the word "Lycosidae". | ||
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| - | == Further reading == | ||
| - | *''How to Know the Spiders'', by B. J. Kaston, Dubuque, Iowa, 1953. | ||
| - | (For modernizations of terminology used in the above book, see: http://kaston.transy.edu/spiderlist/Kaston78.htm ) | ||
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| - | == Additional Photos == | ||
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| - | |[[Image:Wolf spider.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The back of a burrowing wolf spider]] | ||
| - | |[[Image:Wolf spider tunnel.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The silken tunnel of a burrowing wolf spider]] | ||
| - | |[[Image:Wolf spider&egg sac02.jpg|thumb|250px|Wolf spider and egg sac]] | ||
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| - | |[[Image:Wolf spider&egg sac03.jpg|thumb|250px|Wolf spider and egg sac]] | ||
| - | |[[Image:Wolf spider&egg sac.jpg|thumb|250px|Wolf spider and egg sac]] | ||
| - | |[[Image:Lycosa_helluo.jpg|thumb|250px|Lycosa helluo]] | ||
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| - | [[Category:Lycosidae]] | ||
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| - | [[da:Jagtedderkopper (Lycosidae)]] | ||
| - | [[de:Wolfspinnen]] | ||
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| - | [[lt:Plėšriavoriai]] | ||
| - | [[pl:Pogońcowate]] | ||
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Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae. Except for the genus Sosippus, these spiders do not use their silk to make a snare. Some use their silk to line a tubular tunnel in the ground. Some take regular shelter in natural crevices. Still others spend their entire lives wandering around with no fixed abode. Unlike many other spiders, they have good vision and run their prey down.
Wolf spiders are made easier to spot because the females carry their eggs along with them in a spherical silk bag which is attached to their spinnerets. After the eggs hatch the large numbers of tiny spiders climb onto the mother's abdomen and are carried about for a considerable time.