Stats

Lifespan: 1-3 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Insectivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: North America
Movement: Running
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Venom
Status: Uncommon

About

Carolina Wolf Spiders are the largest spider species in North America, with females reaching up to 35mm in body length. They are the only wolf spiders to have a mandible, which allows them to catch prey by biting and injecting venom.

Life cycle

1.
egg sac
A silk-wrapped egg sac shelters a clutch of eggs until the young are ready to emerge.
2.
juvenile
A spiderling emerges from the egg sac already in miniature adult form and starts catching prey almost immediately.
3.
subadult
A near-adult arachnid molts through several instars, growing larger and developing mature markings.
4.
adult
Fully grown after its final molt.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Hogna
Species: Hogna carolinensis