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Wolf Spider

Lycosidae

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Field Notes

Notes:

Nycole Taliaferro
May 6, 2014
Found: Woods outside of home

The Wolf Spider is an ambush spider and does not produce webs to catch its prey unlike other spiders. You can tell that it is a Wolf Spider because of the violin shaped makings on its abdomen. Wolf spider males actually do a dance to impress females before mating with them.

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PublishedMay 6, 2014

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