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A female wolf spider carries her babies on her back. ©iStock.com/Henrik_L. Mother wolf spiders lay hundreds of eggs and carry them around in a circular egg sack until their babies are ready to hatch. When these babies are born, they hatch in groups of anywhere from 100 to 300.
A wolf spider preys on a smaller spider while carrying its babies on its back. (Image credit: Akchamczuk via Getty Images) Female wolf spiders carry their eggs in a sac made of silk.
One of the key characteristics of wolf spiders is that the females swaddle their eggs in a ball of silk and then they carry their little baby buntings under their abdomen as they run around. When the eggs hatch the babies then hang on to the mother's abdomen like a bouffant of hundreds of eight legged baby opossums.
WATCH: A video shot in South Australia captures hundreds of baby wolf spiders dispersing after their mother is squashed by a broom.
Ever seen a spider carrying dozens of babies on its back? That’s a wolf spider mom! Discover their amazing parenting skills.
How long does a wolf spider carry its babies? In mid-summer (timing depends on region), female wolf spiders may be observed carrying egg sacs (for 20-40 days) or hatched spiderlings (baby spiders) on their backs.
A stunning photograph has captured a wolf spider wearing a hat of her own babies in Maryland. The image, titled "Wolf Spider Mama" was named the winner of the insects and arachnids...
You're looking at a mama wolf spider (family Lycosidae) carrying hundreds of her babies on her back. And that emerald sparkle is what's known as “ eyeshine ”. In many vertebrates, like big cats,...
A woman mowing her lawn suffered a shock when she spotted a huge black spider lurking in the grass with hundreds of babies clinging to its back.
Babies on Back: Identifying the Wolf Spider. Imagine this: you’re walking to the kitchen to get a late-night snack when you find a spider in the middle of the floor. It’s not one of those benign Daddy Long Legs – it’s big and dark and roughly the length of a Twinkie.