Spotted Wolf Spider

Also known as Carolina Wolf Spider, Giant Wolf Spider

Carolina wolf spiders are solitary nocturnal hunters that construct deep vertical burrows lined with silk to escape extreme daytime heat. Instead of spinning webs to catch food, they rely on exceptional eyesight and swift foot speed to run down insects and small invertebrates across open ground. Females exhibit devoted maternal care, carrying their spherical egg sacs on their spinnerets and later transporting hundreds of spiderlings on their abdomen.