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Dorsal aspect of Hogna lenta, a typical wolf spider A female wolf spider carrying her young on her back. Wolf spiders are unique in the way that they carry their eggs. The egg sac, a round, silken globe, is attached to the spinnerets at the end of the abdomen, allowing the spider to carry her unhatched young with her.
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
More Nature News: Owls usher in the Halloween spirit with 'who-cooks-for-you' call Wolf spiders are members of the Lycosidae family (‘Lycos’ comes from the Greek ‘lykos’ meaning wolf).
Alopecosa fabrilis is a large wolf spider in which the males have a body which is 10 to 12 millimetres (0.39 to 0.47 in) long while the larger females have a body which is 11 to 14.7 millimetres (0.43 to 0.58 in) long. [3] The largest females may attain a leg span of 5 centimetres (2.0 in). [4]
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Hogna carolinensis, commonly known as the Carolina wolf spider and giant wolf spider, is found across North America. It is the largest of the wolf spiders in North America, [2] typically measuring at 18–20 mm for males and 22–35 mm for females. The Carolina wolf spider is mottled brown with a dark underside.
After mating, a female Carolina wolf spider will dig a hole in the ground that can be almost 8 inches deep. She then lines the hole with spider silk and covers the opening with plant debris and ...
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