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	Wolf Spider and Fisher Spider \| Iowa Insect Information Notes
		Wolf spiders and fisher spiders are the largest, and also among the most common of the spiders found in Iowa.
		Wolf spiders are common in almost all terrestrial habitats, but are usually found in areas of shrubs or tall grass where a plentiful insect supply is available.
		Wolf spiders and fisher spiders are not poisonous, though as with all spiders, bites may cause reactions in certain individuals.
	www.ipm.iastate.edu /ipm/iiin/swolfspi.html (383 words)

	Spiders In and Around the House, HYG-2060-04
		Spiders are beneficial predators that reduce pest populations (flies, crickets, mites, etc.) in and around homes, yards, gardens, and crops.
		Wolf spiders are hairy and often large, up to 1-3/8 inches long, sometimes confused with tarantulas.
		Wolf spiders are not aggressive, but may bite if handled.
	ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/2000/2060.html (2607 words)

	CPCS: Spider Bites
		Spiders are defined as having eight jointed legs, no wings, no antennae and only two body sections: the thorax and the abdomen.
		Spiders generally prefer to live in undisturbed areas such as corners of the house or the eaves or in the garden where they can catch insects in peace.
		Spider bites by this spider are becoming recognized more often in California, which may be due to the fact that the spider is becoming better known.
	www.calpoison.org /public/spiders.html (2254 words)

	wolf spider Hogna carolinensis
		Wolf spiders are large, with a 1 inch (25 mm) body length; like tarantulas, they live in burrows.
		Wolf spider burrows can be differentiated from tarantula burrows by the turret of silk and twigs that extends vertically from the wolf spider’s hole.
		Wolf spiders are primarily nocturnal predators and are rarely seen during the day.
	www.desertmuseum.org /books/nhsd_wolf_spider.html (315 words)

	Wolf spider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae.
		Female wolf spiders carry their eggs along with them in spherical, silk egg sacs attached to their spinnerets.
		The silken tunnel of a burrowing wolf spider
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wolf_spider (215 words)

	Wolf spiders
		Wolf spiders or Lycosidae are easily recognized by the female carrying their egg sacs attached at the back of her abdomen.
		If you spot spiders speeding away on the ground and several spiders have white sacs attached to their spinnerets at the back of their body you can be sure you deal with wolf spiders.
		Their name "wolf spider" is derived from the fact that people erroneously thought they hunted in groups like wolves.
	www.xs4all.nl /~ednieuw/australian/wolfspiders/Wolfspiders.html (802 words)

	Wolf Spiders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Wolf spiders are often confused with the brown recluse, but they lack the unmistakable violin-shaped marking behind the head.
		Description: Wolf spiders range from about 1/2 inch to 2 inches in length, hairy, and are typically brown to gray in color with various markings or lines.
		Wolf spiders are not poisonous, though as with all spiders, bites may cause reactions in certain individuals.
	www.ento.okstate.edu /ddd/insects/wolfspider.htm (162 words)

	WOLF SPIDER, BLACK WIDOW, spider control, SPIDER, spiders, brown recluse spider, Wolf Spider
		Many of the wolf spiders are similar in appearance and have similar markings as the brown recluse.
		Wolf Spiders are large, hairy spiders that hunt for their prey by running it down and capturing it.
		On the inside an aerosol can be used to kill spiders quickly and then use Demon WP at maximum strength and low volume to keep the spiders from rebuilding their webs.
	www.bugsaway.com /wolfspider.htm (2201 words)

	Spiders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Wolf Spiders are large, hairy spiders which are usually patterned with a mixture of fl, gray, and brown.
		Wolf spiders, especially large ones, look very similar to spiders in the Pisauridae family (nursery web and fishing spiders), but wolf spiders are usually more robust, with shorter legs.
		In wolf spiders, the anterior eyes are made up of 4 small eyes in a row, and the posterior eyes are 4 large eyes arranged in two rows.
	www.spiderzrule.com /wolf.htm (5846 words)

	Spiders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Wolf spiders' main enemy is man and the spider-hunting wasp which attacks and devours the wolf spider.
		The Wolf Spider is not an aggressive spider.
		Wolf spiders of the genus Lycosa have been implicated as one of a group of spiders responsible for bites which cause massive tissue damage and maddening pain.
	www.spiderzrule.com /wolfspider.htm (729 words)

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		Wolf spiders are most numerous in grasslands where crickets and grasshoppers abound.
		Sometimes if 2 female wolf spiders carrying young meet they will fight to the death and the spiderlings from both will climb onto the back of the victorious mother who carries them all around as if they were her own.
		Wolf spiders are found in habitats ranging from dry inland shrublands and woodlands to wet coastal forests and alpine meadows.
	www.lycoszone.com /info/wolf-spider--wolf-spiders.html (453 words)

	Hiker's Notebook: Wolf Spider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Wolf Spider is a relatively large (2-4 cm) spider that lives on the ground under dead leaves and branches.
		Potpourri: Wolf Spiders were named due to the mistaken belief that they hunted in packs and that they chased and pounced on their prey in a wolf-like manner.
		Although the bite of the Wolf Spider is harmless to humans, it was believed that the bite of the tarantula caused tarantism, a nervous disease characterized by hysteria that was prevalent in the region of Taranto, Italy in the 16th Century.
	www.mwrop.org /W_Needham/Wolf_Spider_040215.htm (279 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Wolf spiders are vagabonds that lie in ambush or freely hunt their prey (49).
		A female wolf spider's adolescent experiences with male courtship can determine whether her adult romantic encounters result in mating or in cannibalistic meals, according to research appearing in PNAS.
		The Kauai cave wolf spider is so well adapted to cave-life that it, like other cave animals, has completely lost its eyes, giving it the often used alias, the "no-eyed, big-eyed wolf spider." Like all spiders, they are venomous...
	www.lycoszone.com /info/wolf-spider.html (633 words)

	Common Spiders Found Around Homes and Buildings
		Spiders are abundant (over 1,000,000 individuals per acre in a grassy field) and can be found almost anywhere from the bedroom closet to the 22,000 foot level on Mt. Everest.
		Fishing Spiders (Pisauridae), active hunters, are among the largest spiders in the eastern United States.
		Two spectacular members of the group are the large fl and yellow garden spider and the marbled spider with a yellow-orange abdomen that has brown to purple markings.
	www.uky.edu /Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef622.htm (1027 words)

	Wolf Spider
		A full grown wolf spider is typically a half an inch to two inches in length; they are usually brown or gray with various stripe-like markings on their backs.
		The eye arrangement of the wolf spider is one of its most interesting features; they have four small eyes in the bottom row, followed by two large eyes in the middle row, and two medium eyes in the top row.
		The mother wolf spider will usually carry around her egg sacs with them, which can tend to be on the large side.
	www.badspiderbites.com /wolf-spider.php (513 words)

	The Find-a-spider Guide - Wolf spider
		Most wolf spider species have distinctive patterns of dark markings on their upper body surfaces and a pair of large eyes (plus six small ones) that give them good forwards vision.
		Like other wolf spiders it tends to wait just inside the entrance of the burrow and can often be seen there (especially at night when the eyes reflect the light of a torch) or can be attracted to the surface by a grass stalk inserted into the burrow entrance.
		Wolf spiders are notable vagrants and can sometimes be found outside the burrow foraging for insects.
	www.usq.edu.au /spider/find/spiders/409.htm (288 words)

	Wolf Spider
		Wolf spiders are active hunters which search for prey during the day or night, depending on the species.
		Wolf spiders are unique in that they carry their egg sacs from the tip of their abdomens attached to the spinnerets.
		To aid in the control of wolf spiders, utilize the incorporation of glue board spider traps for the capture and elimination of foraging spiders.
	www.pestcontrolsupplies.com /WolfSpider.htm (455 words)

	Insects and Arthropods » Spiders » Wolf Spider - Carolina Main Page
		The Carolina Wolf Spider, also known as the Giant Carolina Wolf Spider, is one of the largest of over 2,200 species of Wolf Spiders.
		Carolina Wolf Spiders are known for their speed, although they are not the most aggressive type of spider.
		Carolina Wolf Spiders are gray or brown, and their undersides are noticeably darker.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/insects/spiders/spi4323.html (523 words)

	Wolf Spider by Ruben (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The wolf spider is known as the ground spider or hunting spider.
		The colors of the wolf spider are brown, gray, white and blat.
		The wolf spider's enemies are the hunting wasp and humans.
	www.crockerfarm.org /ac/gr3/animals/RubenWolfSpider.htm (264 words)

	PI-Kaua`i Cave Arthropods
		The Kauai cave wolf spider is so well adapted to cave-life that it, like other cave animals, has completely lost its eyes, giving it the often used alias, the "no-eyed, big-eyed wolf spider." Like all spiders, they are venomous, however their venom is of use only on small prey animals.
		Unlike the wolf spider, they are not predators, but feed on plant material, primarily roots, and other decomposing matter found in caves.
		They are considerably smaller than the wolf spider, to which they may fall prey, measuring a total of around 10 millimeters.
	www.fws.gov /pacificislands/wesa/caveanimals.html (548 words)

	Wolf Namesakes - Wolf Source (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Most species of Wolf Spider are strongly marked on their backs with radiating bars or bands, earning them an old nickname of "Union Jack spiders".
		Kauai Cave Wolf Spider - Adelocosa anops, this blind spider is found in the southern part of the island of Kauai.
		Wolf Snake - There are several different snakes that are named after the wolf, you can find more web sites and information at Google.com.
	www.wolfsource.org /namesakes.html (920 words)

	Wolf Spiders
		The spider's underside is light grey, cream or fl, sometimes salmon pink, often with fl or white markings superimposed.
		Wolf spiders have eight eyes in three rows (4,2,2), with the four smaller eyes in front and the four largest arranged in a square on top of the high and convex head.
		Symptoms of a Wolf spider bite are usually minor, restricted to local pain or itchiness.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/wolf_spiders.htm (572 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Wolf spider
		Wolf spiders are often seen in large numbers and it was once thought that they hunted in packs - which is why they are named after the predatory wolf.
		Female wolf spiders are 5.5-8mm and males are 5-6.5mm.
		Wolf spiders are not protected by law in the UK.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/355.shtml (284 words)

	Access Excellence:Sex and the Wolf Spider
		In many wolf spiders, the female produces a pheromone that is associated with the draglines that elicits courtship behavior in the males.
		Spiders are nearly unique in the animal kingdom in that the sperm is transferred by the palps, but the sperm is produced in the abdomen far separated from the palps.
		In the US there are a large number of species of wolf spiders including some that are very small (a few mm long) to the Hogna carolinensis that are 3 cm long (not counting legs).
	www.accessexcellence.org /LC/SS/wolf_spider/spider_section3.html (1290 words)

	Bugs \| Wolf Spider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		A common spider in hot, dry areas is the wolf spider.
		Wolf spiders actually have a total of eight eyes and have very good vision.
		The bite of the wolf spider is not poisonous although it may cause a reaction in certain individuals.
	dine.sanjuan.k12.ut.us /heritage/land/animals/bugs/wolf_spider.htm (195 words)

	Friends of Saguaro National Park - About Saguaro National Park: Wolf Spider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Wolf Spiders have a light, peach-colored stripe down their cephalothorax (combined head and thorax).
		This large spider may be found crawling on the floor (it is not a climber) in homes, but is not dangerous to people.
		Wolf Spiders build a turret of sticks and silk over their burrows (see picture), unlike tarantulas that have nothing over their burrow.
	www.friendsofsaguaro.org /wolfspider.html (145 words)

	Wolf Spider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Wolf spiders are brown and have a striped pattern.
		Wolf spiders are nocturnal and they can see very well.
		The wolf spider is different from other spiders because the mother carries her spider sac on her back.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/spiders/wolf.htm (96 words)

	So You Want to Identify A Spider?
		Spider biodiversity is being assessed in Ohio to determine the status and distribution of spider species in the state, as well as to promote public education about the importance of spiders to healthy ecosystems.
		The goals of the survey are to collect spiders from as many habitats as possible to assess the biodiversity of spiders in Colorado, and to establish the Museum as a major repository for arachnids.
		Jumping spiders are abudant throughout N.A. Dr. Wayne Maddison, a jumping spider specialist, has multiple photographs and descriptive information about many species in each of the jumping spider families.
	www.entomology.cornell.edu /Faculty_Staff/Rayor/Spiders/Resources/Spider_Identification.shtml (487 words)

	Ecowatch - wolf spider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Wolf spiders are recognisable by the position of their eyes which are mounted on the front of a more or less vertical head region.
		Four of the eyes are large and arranged in a square while the remaining 4 are smaller and set in a row beneath the larger.
		Wolf spiders spend their entire lives on the ground.
	www.ento.csiro.au /Ecowatch/Primary/arachnida/pages/lgebr_spider.htm (264 words)

	South Carolina Symbols, Spider: Wolf Spider - SHG Resources
		The Carolina Wolf Spider, Hogna carolinensis, was designated as the official State Spider by Act No. 389 in 2000.
		Spiders are arachnids which can be readily recognized by the presence of 8 legs (true for all arachnids including ticks, mites and daddylong legs) and the presence of spinnerets (true only for spiders).
		Most wolf spiders do not build webs, but they use silk to wrap their egg cases and to leave draglines or safety lines.
	www.shgresources.com /sc/symbols/spider (1200 words)

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