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Wolf Spider: Mother Drowns, Spiderlings Survive

Posted by July 14th, 2005 at 12:00 am

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Sadly I found this spider dead in our swimming pool skimmer. When I looked closely I found that there were many tiny baby spiders clinging to the mother. I was surprised that they were able to survive. Can you tell me what kind of spider this is and do you think the young spiders can survive?
Kathy

wolf spider drowned lings Wolf Spider: Mother Drowns, Spiderlings Survive

Hi Again Kathy,
Your spider is a Wolf Spider. The mother often carries the spiderlings on her back for several days to weeks. Though they survived the drowning, there are many perils awaiting young spiderlings, so they will not all survive, but some surely will.

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