Lycosidae
(Wolf Spiders)

Picture ID 203047

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Burrow-living wolf spider (Hogna genus). It's tough to make a definitive ID from this photo, but it's a great shot of a mama carrying her babies on her back. Not gonna lie, all those squirming babies freaked me out a little, but I figured you all here would appreciate it!

Submitted by:
sing2meomuse
Submitted: Feb 15, 2025
Photographed: May 25, 2020
Spider: Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders)
Maturity:
Adult,Immature
Location: Newberry , Florida, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
Found in web?: No
Attributes:

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Nod

February 15, 2025 8:45 am

We do appreciate it. Very much so. 🙂

TangledWeb

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February 23, 2025 11:10 pm

What really freaks people out is when they startle a mother and 100 baby spiders jump off of her. 🙂 If you shine a flashlight on mom and babies in the dark, all of their eyes glow ( eyeshine).
We have some wicked cute photos of baby spiders. My favorite is of startled baby Wolf Spiders trying to hide under their mother. Some of the babies are clinging to her legs, away from the camera, and are peeking around her legs like shy little children.
Hope you see her again when her babies are on their own.