Wolf spider female photomicrograph darkfield illumination
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3864 x 5004 px | 32.7 x 42.4 cm | 12.9 x 16.7 inches | 300dpiMore information:
Wolf spiders are included in a larger group of similar creatures collectively called hunting spiders. Lycosids, a more scientific name for wolf spiders, are some of the swiftest of all, running almost two feet a second, but at this speed after a few seconds they are thoroughly exhausted. Like any good sprinter who values his track shoes, wolf spiders gain traction with adhesive hairs on the soles of their feet. Sprints are necessary mostly to escape danger or to pursue prey. Once a victim is spotted, the chase is soon over and the hapless locust or beetle is quickly grabbed, injected with paralyzing venom, and its now-dissolved tissues sucked out.