Wolf spider
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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.
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In popular culture
The Lycos search-engine takes its name from the word "Lycosidae".
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 )
Additional Photos
Missing image Wolf_spider.jpg The back of a burrowing wolf spider | Missing image Wolf_spider_tunnel.jpg The silken tunnel of a burrowing wolf spider | Missing image Wolf_spider&egg_sac02.jpg Wolf spider and egg sac |
Missing image Wolf_spider&egg_sac03.jpg Wolf spider and egg sac | Missing image Wolf_spider&egg_sac.jpg Wolf spider and egg sac | Missing image Lycosa_helluo.jpg Lycosa helluo |
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