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A friend of mine -who is a bioligist- tolde me this is a Wolf spider, but looks to me more like a tarantula. Could anybody here help me to id it?
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- Submitted: Aug 19, 2023
- Photographed: Jul 28, 2023
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza, Mexico
- Spotted Outdoors: Desert area
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Yes, this is a wolf spider. She may look a bit odd because she has babies on her back.
Thanks a lot BugmanDan! Yeah, I could see the babies with the naked eye (it’s allways awesome). It’s just that other Wolfs I’ve seen do not have like the hairy cover. I’ll try to post one of these others, mayde I’m wrong and those are not Wolfs, perhaps you could take a look at ’em.
Thank you very much, again!
Wolf spiders are the only spiders that carry their babies a couple weeks after hatching.
Much like scorpions do. That is after a week or so draging her sac around.
Really awesome is at night with a flashlight, their eye sparkle like diamonds.
I’ve spotted them 50 feet away.
Post your photos, I will be glad to take a look
I didn’t know that they’re the only to carry their babies! And I’ve seen them several times. Is it true that these babies will eat their mother? Their eyes are incredibely bright in the night with a good headlamp! You know? I’ve seen them glow as far as 100 feet far! Posted one last night, hope you see it.
Thanks again, dude!
After 13/14 days on mamas back they molt to 2nd instar and disperse for a life of their own. They don’t often eat mama but they are cannibalistic if there is not enough food. Sort of like survival of the fitest. My 4 acre back yard in Apple Valley was covered with H. carolinensis. Sitting on the porch, I spotted 9 of the bigguns. one with babies,I tried coaxing onto my hand for a selfy. My persistence and ignoreing her defensive stance got me tagged on a finger, so just let her be. (412) Giant Wolf Spider Handling Video –… Read more »