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Wolf spider

Lycosidae

Description:

Grey spider that lives in burrows

Habitat:

Backyards and forests

Notes:

These spiders are real hunters and have excellent eyesight. they are rather big and are easily spotted on places in the sun often at damp places.if you spot spiders speeding away on the ground and several spiders have white sacs or attached to their spinnerets at the back of their body you can pick 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 in .Australia there are 130 species in nine genera.the spider lives in every variety of terrestrial habitats.they can even be found on the water skating over it and even diving under the surface caching small fish and insects

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RenDoyle
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RenDoyle

Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 14, 2016
Submitted on Nov 14, 2016

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