Is this a wolf spider with spiderlings?
August 31, 2009
I was wondering what kind of spider this is. You don’t have very many wolf spiders and I can’t seem to find one that looks like this. We found her in our pool. We see two or three of these spiders a week in our inground pool. She was still alive when I took the picture and the babies were too. I tried to compare the spider with other wolf spiders, but they do not look like this. Is she floating on her back with her babies on the bottom of her abdomen?
Melissa Spencer
Tuscaloosa, AL
Drowned Wolf Spider with Spiderlings
Hi Melissa,
This is a female Wolf Spider with Spiderlings. Sadly, she appears to have drowned in the swimming pool, but luckily, her body is providing a raft for her Spiderlings, so she is still caring for them after death. We actually have numerous images of Wolf Spiders on our site, but they have not been subclassified since our site migration almost a year ago. Just last weekend we completed the subcategorization of the archived Caterpillar images, and that took hours. We need to go through all of our Spider archived postings and further subcategorize them into Fishing Spiders, Orbweavers, Jumping Spiders, Wolf Spiders and others. For now, you can view them using our awesome in site search engine or you may just view the uncategorized Spiders. We hope our reply reached you in time, or that your rescued the living Spiderlings before getting our response. Unfortunately, the backyard swimming pool is a death trap for countless insects. In Southern California, we frequently receive images of drowned male California Trapdoor Spiders that have stumbled into the pool in search of a mate.
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Posted 02 September 2009
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Egg sack carrying yellow spider – Manitoba
August 31, 2009
Hello. The enclosed photos are of a lovely spider we encountered on our walk on the boardwalk over Ominik Marsh, in Clear Lake, Manitoba.
It was about 1 inch long, yellowy, and as you can see it was carrying an egg sack (we think), and had either some sort of parasite or baby spiders on it as well – the red things.
Hope you can help with the ID. Thank you for your time, and congrats on the book.
M.M.
Ominik Marsh, Clear Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Wolf Spider with Eggsac and Mites
Dear M.M.,
This is a female Wolf Spider and she is carrying her eggsac. Additionally, she is transporting some red mites on her body. There are some Mites that are phoretic, and use larger arthropods for transportation purposes only, but we suspect your photo shows Mites in the genus Leptus and that genus is parasitic based on some BugGuide images. We of course would welcome an expert opinion on this matter.
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Posted 01 September 2009
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Wolf Spider and Young?
Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Saw this spider last year when I lived in Oklahoma. These are the only two photos that I could get before it went into deeper into the weeds. Is this a Wolf Spider with her young?
D.B.Ramsey
Claremore OK
Wolf Spider with Spiderlings
Dear D.B.Ramsey,
Your photo illustrates typical maternal behavior of a female Wolf Spider caring for her spiderlings. The Wolf Spider drags her egg sac around and when the spiderlings hatch, they climb on the mother’s back for several days, eventually dispersing. This behavior is protective as well as an aid to assisting the spiderlings in their dispersal. As they drop off the mother spider individually or in small groups, they will not be competing with one another for food.
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Posted 27 March 2009
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mother spider and spiderlings
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 9:35 AM
Dear bugman,
please help identify this family. Actual length of the body was approximately 2cm. She was very cooperative when I took her home to take a proper photograph and generally stood still. Of course I put them back when I was done. The original high-resolution picture with geographic coordinates and link to another version taken from a different angle was contributed to Wikimedia Commons ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Image:Mother-spider-and- spiderlings-0a.jpg )
Thank you in advance for your time and effort!
Best regards, Adamantios
Thrace, Greece
Wolf Spider with Spiderlings
Hi Adamantios,
Though we cannot provide an exact species, this is most definitely a Wolf Spider in the family Lycosidae. The female Wolf Spider will drag her egg sac around until the spiderlings hatch. She then carries the spiderlings on her back for several days until they disperse.
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Posted 07 December 2008
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This spider jumped out at me on the trail.
Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:15 AM
I was hiking in Arizona just south of the Grand Canyon in the Kaibab National Forest when this spider ran out into the trail, front legs in the air and jumped around for a bit. The spider was about 2 1/2 inches long. I let him put his threatening display on for a bit, and snapped this picture. I love how the spider blends in with the sticks on the ground.
Sirena
About 15 miles south of Grandview Lookout Tower, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Spider in Arizona
Hi Sirena,
We are going to try to identify your spider and may seek assistance. We love your photo and hope to have a proper identity for you very soon. We are entertaining the possibility that this might be a Giant Crab Spider in the family Sparassidae.
Daniel:
Sorry to be late in replying….
The “threatening spider” from Arizona is a harmless wolf spider, family Lycosidae, probably in the genus Hogna.
Eric Eaton
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Posted 20 November 2008
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What is this bug?
Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:03 AM
Found this bug drying out on a brick in the Mazzaron region of Spain after a rain shower. Was wondering if you could identify.
William
Mazzaron, Spain
Female Wolf Spider with Egg Sac from Spain
Hi William,
This is a female Wolf Spider, but we are not certain of the species. Female Wolf Spiders drag their egg sacs around with them and once the spiderlings hatch, the mother spider will carry the young on her back for several days until they disperse. This care method probably has the advantage of distributing the spiderlings in a larger area because of the mobility of the adult.
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Posted 06 November 2008
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