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Wolf Spider

Family: Lycosidae

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Description:

Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae. They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude and hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short distances. Some will wait for passing prey in or near the mouth of a burrow.

Habitat:

Seen at a botanical park in Kolkata.

Reference Links:

Wolf spider - Wikipedia, Flickr

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