Rabid wolf spider
The rabid wolf spider is a yellow spider with dark stripes on its back. It does not build a web. Instead it hunts at night like a little wolf, sneaking up on insects or chasing them down.
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Fun facts
It has eight eyes. Four of them sit in a low row that looks a bit like a moustache.
Instead of a web, it can spin a silk blanket to trap insects or protect its babies.
It sometimes hides by looking like a piece of bark or a leaf.
The male dances in front of the female and makes little sounds to say hello.
The babies ride around on their mother's back until they are big enough to live alone.
Most asked questions about Rabid wolf spider
?How big is a rabid wolf spider?
The female's body is about 2.5 centimetres long, and the male is about half that.
?Does the rabid wolf spider make a web?
No. It hunts by chasing or ambushing prey, but it can spin a silk sheet to trap insects.
Myth buster
Myth: The rabid wolf spider can give people rabies.
Truth: No. Spiders cannot get rabies at all. Its name comes from the fast, jerky way it moves.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Rabidosa rabida
- Group
- Spiders
- Family
- Lycosidae
- Classification
- Arachnida > Araneae > Lycosidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Rabidosa rabida (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by WanderingMogwai. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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