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[[Image:Wolf Spider with Baby Spider on Back.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The wolf spider]]This spider is usually large and hairy. An adult is at least 1/2 inch long.[http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html#wolf] Because there are many different species of wolf spiders, there are a wide variety of colors.It usually has a gray or dark brown color with a distinct orange coloring on the front of the chelicerae and patterns on the front or abdomen.[http://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_wolf_spider.php] Its body is generally robust with thick legs that are sparsely covered by hairs. The fourth pair of legs are usually the longest. Like other spiders, they have eight legs and two body segments, the cephalothorax and the abdomen. They have two sets of mouthparts: fang-like chelicerae and pedipalps.[http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/spiders/wolf/wolf.htm]The wolf spider has a well-developed nervous system with a brain and impeccable eyesight. A key identifying characteristic are the eyes. Four smaller eyes are arranged in a row on the head. Four larger eyes form a square beneath the row of small eyes. [http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheets/wolf_spiders.htm][http://www.wmmg.com/research/insects/wolfspiders.asp] They also breathe using book lungs and have open circulatory systems (Miller and Levine, 717).