BIG Wolf Spider On My Arm
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Me holding my giant wolf spider (Hogna carolinensis) again. This video just shows how not all spiders are mean and deadly.
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.
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Other Helpful Links:
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