Comments & ID Thoughts
This might be a wolf spider, it's about the size of a quarter.
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- Submitted: Aug 23, 2019
- Photographed: Aug 22, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Henderson, Nevada, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
After looking again I think it’s carrying its babies on its back!
Yes she is! It’s cute that the babies’ eyes glow (eyeshine) like their mother’s in bright light. The babies hold onto hairs on the mothers’ bodies while she hunts or looks for water to drink. I’m so glad humans don’t do this!