Araneae: Lycosidae

Lycosidae sp  

Wolf Spider (za) (Lycosidae sp)
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© Vik Dunis 2010
Mount Korong Scenic Reserve, VIC (Dec, 2010)
Common Names
  • Wolf Spider

The midday sun illuminates a Wolf Spider at the entrance to its burrow.

Wolf Spiders have two large eyes looking forward, a row of four smaller eyes below those, and two more large eyes in the top of the head looking backwards, so forget about sneaking up on it.

Wolf Spider (za) (Lycosidae sp)

Wolf Spider

Wolf Spider (za) (Lycosidae sp)

Wolf Spider

Wolf Spider (za) (Lycosidae sp)

Wolf Spider