Carolina Wolf Spider
By: Ijeoma, Jennyfer and
Bradley
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What does this animal look like?
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• The carolina wolf spider
has a gray and brown
body. It also has dark
center stripes on its
abdomen. It has eight
unusual dark eyes that
are placed in three
rows. It has 8 long hairy
legs. The length of this
spider is 3/4 to 1 3/8
inches.
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Where does this animal live?
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• This spider can be
found in South
America. It lives in
coastal and inland
places, shrub lands,
woodlands, wet
coastal forests and
alpine meadows.
They also build
burrows
underground.
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What does this animal eat?
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• The carolina wolf
spider eats
flightless fruit
flies, pinhead
crickets,
cockroaches,
earwigs, ants and
beetles.
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How does this animal protect
itself?
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• The carolina wolf
spider protects
itself by venom
bites that are not
poisonous. If an
animal is bitten, it
will swell, have
mild pain, and
itch.
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What are other interesting facts
about this animal?
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• Carolina wolf spiders do not spin a
web.
• Its other name is the Giant Carolina
Wolf Spider.
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