wolf spider
Webless ground stalker
Wolf spiders are ground-dwelling hunting spiders that chase down prey rather than building webs.
They have excellent eyesight, with two large forward-facing eyes above a row of smaller ones.
Females carry egg sacs attached to their spinnerets and let hatchlings ride on their backs.
Though their size can be alarming, they're harmless to humans.
Fused cranial-trunk section
- spinneretsSilk-extruding spider organs
- palpsArthropod sensory appendages
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
fangs · venom · abdomen · carapace · eyesight · silk · invertebrate · tarantula
Protective silk-wrapped clutch
- spiderlingsJuvenile arachnids
- maternal careNurturing by a mother
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- broodHatchlings as a group
nurturing · protective · hatchlings · mother · gestation · parental
Animal being hunted
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- pounceSudden attack leap
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
chase · prowl · capture · pursuit · insects · crickets · grasshoppers · beetles
Having irregular color patches
- crypticObscure in meaning
- colorationSurface hue arrangement
- brownDark earth tone
- grayNeutral achromatic hue
striped · patterned · blend · concealment · substrate · leaf litter · forest floor · hidden
cephalothorax
Fused cranial-trunk section
- spinneretsSilk-extruding spider organs
- palpsArthropod sensory appendages
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
arthropod · fangs · venom · abdomen · carapace · eyesight · silk · invertebrate · tarantula · egg sac
egg sac
Protective silk-wrapped clutch
- spiderlingsJuvenile arachnids
- maternal careNurturing by a mother
- offspringBiological descendants produced
brood · nurturing · protective · hatchlings · mother · gestation · parental
prey
Animal being hunted
predator · chase · prowl · capture · pursuit · insects · crickets · grasshoppers · beetles · cockroaches
mottled
Having irregular color patches
- crypticObscure in meaning
- colorationSurface hue arrangement
- brownDark earth tone
gray · striped · patterned · blend · concealment · substrate · leaf litter · forest floor · hidden · earth tones
eyeshine
Reflected light from eyes
- night visionAbility to see dimly
- darknessTotal absence of light
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
twilight · crepuscular · nighttime · dusk · shadowy · midnight · starlight
- arachnidsarachnid, scorpion, scorpions, tick, ticks
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- spidershuntsman, tarantula, web, tarantulas, black widows
- predatorspredators, hunters, lions, falcon, fox
- predatory invertebratespraying mantis, mantis, dragonfly, assassin bug, ground beetle
- house spidersdaddy longlegs, false widow, brown recluse, black widow
wolf spiderblack widow
Lethal spider species
funnel web spider · funnel-web spider · tarantula · brown recluse · crab spider
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