Happy Halloween! A Spider's Appreciation Day
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Happy Halloween everyone! Stay safe and have a good time. I will still be uploading a video tomorrow.
Song: Dama-May by Kevin MacLeod
Lycosidae, or wolf spiders, are ground dwelling, web-less (with exceptions), predatory arthropods. These arachnids, unlike many species found in the world, utilise their own speed and strength to capture prey items. They also have one very unique adaptation to help them survive: good eyesight. Unlike many species of spider and like the fishing and jumping spiders, wolf spiders have very good eyesight which helps them hunt. Due to this, they don't need a web to feed themselves. However, a few species of wolf spider will built webs an some will make vertical or horizontal burrows within the grass, leaf-litter, or under rocks and fallen logs. While they certainly look large and scary, wolf spiders are actually not dangerous to humans.
Research Paper on the Tigrosa grandis: http://www.scribd.com/doc/240562285/A-Brief-Personal-History-with-the-Morphological-and-Behavioral-Description-of-the-Tigrosa-grandis-Lycosidae
Watch this video for a basic spider bite treatment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI6HRh1TM3Y
Use this document to help identify dangerous spiders in North America: http://www.scribd.com/doc/186454483/Identification-of-Potentially-Dangerous-Spiders-of-Kansas
Wolf Spider Maternal Care:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/190619117/Extensive-Maternal-Care-Expressed-by-Second-Year-Female-Tigrosa-Georgicola
Why We Should Respect Spiders: http://www.scribd.com/doc/199203450/An-Unconventional-and-Foolish-Fear
Kansas Cicadas: http://www.scribd.com/doc/201623229/Common-Cicadas-of-Kansas-And-Their-Generalized-Locational-and-Behavioral-Descriptions
Paper on some information about the Carolina wolf spider: http://www.scribd.com/doc/226287616/Carolina-Wolf-Spider-Information-Sheet
Paper on courship aggression within Hogna carolinensis: http://www.scribd.com/doc/201326161/Observations-of-Female-Aggression-Towards-Males-Within-Hogna-carolinensis-Courtship