Wolf Spider Pictures - Wolf Spiders: Everything You Need to Know

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Below you will find pictures of wolf spiders found on the internet. Comments are added to a few of the pictures while other pictures are shown without comments.

wolf spider texas — Wolf Spider In Texas. Photo by: Robert McDonald

Wolf spider on brownish leaves. Photo by: Lisa Brown

Wolf spider on brown surface. Photo by: Geradine Vargas

rabid wolf spider — Rabid Wolf Spider. Photo by: Kimberly LaForge

wolf spider on rock — Wolf Spider on rock

Wolf spider on another tree trunk and water drops — Wolf spider on another tree trunk

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The average duration of pain from a wolf spider bite is 10 minutes. So hold on if you are bitten.

Wolf spiders have eight eyes arranged in three rows. Only two eyes, however, are principal eyes.

Females carry their egg sacs and spiderlings with them on their back.

Wolf spider eyes gloom in the dark when you direct a flashlight towards them.

Since 1990 doctors have not used antivenom against its bite as they figured the harm was worse than the benefits.

The pain from wolf spider bites lasts for a short time only and is caused to mechanical trauma, and not an effect from venom.

Wolf spiders have large and robust front legs to hold an squeeze the prey they capture.

Wolf spiders have an excellent sight and can hunt both day and night – they are diurnal.

The Latin name of wolf spiders (Lycos) means wolf and it does not imply that they hunt in groups.

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