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== Reproduction == | == Reproduction == | ||
[[Image:Wolf spiders courtin.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Courtship of the wolf spiders]][[Image:Wolf_spider_with_big_egg_sac.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Female carrying a large egg sac]] | [[Image:Wolf spiders courtin.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Courtship of the wolf spiders]][[Image:Wolf_spider_with_big_egg_sac.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Female carrying a large egg sac]] | ||
The female wolf spider lays eggs in a large sac, which can be nearly as large as her own body. She attaches the egg sac to her body, and carries it until the eggs hatch. She then tears open the egg sac and the newly hatched spiders climb onto her back where they remain for up to a week [http://www.everythingabout.net/articles/biology/animals/arthropods/arachnids/spiders/wolf_spider/] | |||
== Ecology == | == Ecology == |
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