6/14/2011 Carolina Wolf Spider By: Ijeoma, Jennyfer and Bradley

6/14/2011 What does this animal look like?

6/14/2011 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.

6/14/2011 Where does this animal live?

6/14/2011 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.

6/14/2011 What does this animal eat?

6/14/2011 The carolina wolf spider eats flightless fruit flies, pinhead crickets, cockroaches, earwigs, ants and beetles.

6/14/2011 How does this animal protect itself?

6/14/2011 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.

6/14/2011 What are other interesting facts about this animal?

6/14/2011 Carolina wolf spiders do not spin a web. Its other name is the Giant Carolina Wolf Spider.