Female Wolf Spider Attacks Male (Read Description)
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THIS IS NOT A SPIDER FIGHTING VIDEO.
I wanted to express some of the aggressive capabilities of my most tenacious female Hogna carolinensis. She is virginal but very intolerant of other males, no matter how large or capable the male is. Note how she has her fangs out when she strikes at the male. This female is also one of my largest and most colorful; however, her beauty is overshadowed by raw aggression. While most wolf spiders will allow me to handle them, this one will strike at moment's notice. Again, this video is not a spider fighting video, but instead, an informative movie to show the sometimes matriarchal society that is of the arthropod world. In the process, I have found that H. carolinensis tends to be fairly hard to successfully breed. If I were to rank this species just using my observations over the years, I would say that it is an intermediate species when it comes to breeding. So far, I have only successfully bred one pair of H. carolinensis.
More Information:
Hogna carolinensis, also known as the Carolina or giant wolf spider, is a common species of spider within the family, Lycosidae. Lycosidae, or wolf spiders, are ground dwelling, web-less, 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.
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