Thin-legged Wolf Spiders

Pardosa

Thin-legged Wolf Spiders are small, quick spiders that love to run around. They are great hunters and can be found in many places, like gardens and fields.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Thin-legged Wolf Spider has a slender, often mottled brown or gray body, blending seamlessly with its surroundings. Its most distinctive feature is its long, delicate legs, giving it a nimble appearance. They also possess eight prominent eyes arranged in three rows.

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Thin-legged Wolf Spiders

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

After hatching, baby spiders hitch a ride on their mother's back!

Instead of webs, they sprint and pounce on prey like tiny jungle hunters!

Their eight eyes are arranged to give them a super wide view of their world!

They are called "wolf spiders" because they stalk their prey like wolves do!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Thin-legged Wolf Spiders can run incredibly fast because of their strong, agile legs that help them quickly chase down prey.

Thin-legged Wolf Spiders has mottled brown and gray patterns that help them blend perfectly with leaf litter and soil.

Thin-legged Wolf Spiders can see exceptionally well thanks to their eight eyes arranged in three rows, helping them spot tiny prey.

Thin-legged Wolf Spiders has a unique silk egg sac that they carry, protecting their babies until they hatch.

Maße und Details

Größe: 3-10 mm
Lebenserwartung: 365-730 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 8

Ernährung und Fütterung

These agile hunters primarily eat tiny insects and other small invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

crickets
flies
small beetles
aphids
small caterpillars
other small spiders

Nahrungssuche

Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

A common food source for many ground-dwelling bird species.

eaten by

Black and Yellow Mud Dauber

Sceliphron caementarium

Wasp provisions its nest with paralyzed spiders to feed larvae.

hunts

House Cricket

Acheta domesticus

Actively pursued and captured as a primary food source.

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

A frequent target for these agile, ground-dwelling hunters.

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Farbenfroh

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Grasland

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