Courting Wolf Spiders by Enmos

Photography • Macro • posted on May 28, 2005

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Thanks for viewing !! :o) -- Wolf Spider, Pardosa amentata Female length: 5.5 - 8 mm Male length: 5 - 6.5 mm All wolf spiders are agile, fast-moving ground predators. This species is brownish in colour, and males are typically darker than females, with more distinct markings. Like all spiders they have four pairs of legs. In front of the walking legs there is also a pair of leg-like palps, which are used in males for sperm storage; in spotted wolf spider males, these palps are black and covered in dark hairs. On the head there are eight eyes arranged in three rows; the first row comprises four small eyes, the second contains two larger eyes and the third row has two medium-sized eyes. This wolf spider does not make a web, but hunts its prey during the day by sight, chasing insects and leaping on them. Males reach maturity from spring to mid-summer and can be seen performing courtship displays to females on sunny days, waving the palps in a specific 'routine'. The female lays her eggs soon after mating and carries them around in a silk cocoon attached to her body by the spinnerets at the end of the abdomen. After hatching, the spiderlings cling to the female's body for around a week before they disperse. Hope you like :o) - Thanks for all your wonderful comments on my last upload, "Red Mason Bee" !! -- Many thanks, Jeroen

Comments (45)

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Sekadhar

4:26AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Excellent photo as always! Bravo!*****!

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jcv2

4:26AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Brrr, yes like to see the details but the romantic feelings must be typical spidy :) Fantastic shot, you captured their date! With all those eyes the male must know he's observed very well! ;)

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Ikarius

4:29AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Science fiction like.

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DJB

4:45AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

I tell you Jeroen...These are to me the most frightening of spiders. The way they move so quick, then stop...I hate them...but sure do like how you capture them.You seem to have a way of making tiny creatures pose for you.

ana-maria

4:57AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Another fantastic and detailled macro. I'm not the best friend of this spiders, but you captured them very well!

faby

5:03AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Brrr,j'ai horreur des araigns.Mais c'est vraiment une belle prise de vue, une superbe photo.:)

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Saurav

5:25AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Great shot, crystal clear.

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Zacko

5:45AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

WOOOOW!!! That is definitly one of the coolest photos i have ever seen!!!!!!! Good God that looks the battle of the month right there. Excellent capture once again my friend, pure brilliance!!!! Have a wonderful saturday #:O)

KiwiMiss

6:12AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Brilliant capture ... such long and hairy legs ... still don't like spiders though

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Ti-Paul

6:14AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Very cool picture!Awesome details and close-up!Wow! The battle of the fittest! My money is on the one on the right,he looks ready for a "WWE" main event ,beside he's facing down hill,maybe a bit of adventage there,but again looks can be deceiving! Totaly brilliant my friend!Awesome capture! And a very good morning to you "MR Bugman!" :)

soulofharmony

6:30AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

awesome enmos love truly professional capture :)... naughty little spiders :) excellent

pixelatorz

6:38AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

verry nice macro's :), but it are "ugly" spiders rofl, :p.The quality of the pic is awesome as always :)

LICORNEDECRISTAL

6:52AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

une splendide photo!!!!

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RedundantlyAbundant

7:11AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Danm, I love entomology, but the sight of a female wolf spider carrying a sac of eggs is still repulsive to me. I can't shake the initial feeling no matter how clinical I am. Anyways, excellent shot here.

parb1194

9:21AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

WOW!!!! An awesome capture of these predatory spiders, the smaller male looks ready to go and watching these spiders on the hunt is also very interesting. BRAVO!!!! ;o)

Tedz

11:51AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

They are so nice...never will I be nasty to a Spider again :]

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Punaguy

12:13PM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Beautifully captured, cleand and crisp with just the right amount of lighting! Well seen and captured! Aloha!

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erskogly

1:11PM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Incredible photo!! I would think this is a pretty rare occurence - at least I have never seen it (and I like to stop and watch spiders...) - among the best captures I've seen from you!

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