Wolf Spider - Female - Lycosidae Family
by Carol Senske
Title
Wolf Spider - Female - Lycosidae Family
Artist
Carol Senske
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Wolf spider is a general term for a group of spiders who generally don't build capture webs but rather hunt for prey. They will pounce on an unsuspecting bug, or wait in ambush from a burrow of sheltering location. They may even chase a meal for a short way.
Their eyesight is amazingly sharp, and two of the eight eyes are very large.
The egg sacs are usually carried on the spinnerets (where the silk comes out) until the spiderlings are ready to hatch. Often the babies will crawl up on their mother's back and get a ride until they can face the world on their own.
This is a wide group of spiders and their habits, size, coloring, and favored environments are different. I don't know which species this female might be.
The picture was taken in Green Lane, PA, on May 5, 2011, in an open hardwood forest.
For more information, go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider
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Comments (4)
Dave Farrow
I am fascinated by spiders M N....I used to watch wolf spiders hunt when I lived out on the farm...they are great at insect control....gold medal work my dear....L/V/F
Carol Senske replied:
That's most kind of you, Dave:>) My Dad stusied spiders and we "kids", be default, were involved with the work. I've gone from terrible fear when I was young, to a respect and appreciation in my more adult years:>). My Dad and brother wrote quite a few papers and the Journal of Arachnology was a favorite place for them to publish. This paper might interst you - not so much the graphs, etc. (I get lost sometimes with that part) but with the fascinating variety of spiders that find homes in mailboxes:>) Might start you on a quest:>) http://www.americanarachnology.org/joa_free/joa_v25_n1/joa_v25_p20.pdf
Charles Sims
Great photo. I will have nightmares for sure. I am an aracnophobic, but have to walk past bananna spiders in the woods when i check my electric fence. In so doing I have stepped over many moccasins.
Carol Senske replied:
Thanks for the nice comment, Charles:>). Now you watch out for those moccasins! I don't think the spiders will hurt you, but a bite from a cotton-mouth will surely cause you trouble!!!!
Carol Senske
You're very kind to feature this image in Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group:>). I'm honored, Randy!
Doris Potter
Amazing! Thanks for all the info.
Carol Senske replied:
Thanks:>) I always liked wolf spiders, even if they aren't brightly colored due to the need for camouflage. They are great Moms and actually very handsomely patterned. Have a nice weekend!
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