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Wolf spider with young

Lycosidae sp.

Photo by Small Wonders
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Field Notes

Description:

Wolf spiders carry their eggs attached to the spinnerets at the end of the abdomen, allowing the spider to carry her unborn young with her. Immediately after the young emerge from their egg case, they climb up their mother's legs and crowd onto her abdomen.

Habitat:

Worldwide; shrublands, woodland, wet coastal forest, alpine meadows, suburban gardens. Most are wanderers without permanent homes.

Notes:

Freshly hatched young. Mom still has her fangs in the egg sac. (image 2)

Reference Links:

Wolf spider

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Comments (27)
Apple
@Small Wonders---Well deserved! Congratulations.
Small Wonders
Thank you Project Noah for SOTD! ... thank you everyone for your comments :)
craigwilliams
Incredible shots of a some very impressive mothering! Perfect SOTD. Congratulations
Yasser
This incredible set has been selected as Spotting of the Day! Congratulations and thanks for all your fantastic contributions! "Wolf Spiders of the family Lycosidae are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They are unique in the way that they carry their eggs and care for their infant spiderlings." Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151423848865603&set=a.10151164681410603.791492.10150120463815603&type=1&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/183752355920097280
Small Wonders
Thank you Karen & Mary Mary... Good for you for not killing them & good for your son to help you out :)
MaryEvans2
Wonderful spotting and such detailed photos gave me goose bumps. We have a problem with these entering our house - and being scared to death of spiders they are not welcome, but we do not kill them. I make my son pick them up on cardboard and carry them outside.
Scott Frazier
Very nice addition to the "Brooding behavior in insects and other invertebrates" mission!
HeatherMiller
Great story & comments. I would not have recognized that as the egg sack, or that she had her fangs in it without the comments.
Small Wonders
Thank you everyone - I was fortunate that she allowed me to photograph her :)
LarryGraziano
Down right incredible. What a life enriching photo!!!
Carol Snow Milne
Great! Now I know what my spider is. Same spiders on the back. I had the egg sack too, but still attached at the rear. But of course, your macro is so superb. Great photos again! :)

Spotted for Missions

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Great Lakes Monitoring
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International Spider Survey
Mission
Parental care in insects and other invertebrates
Photographed
PublishedNovember 7, 2011

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