1. 6/14/2011 Carolina Wolf Spider By: Ijeoma, Jennyfer and Bradley

2. 6/14/2011 What does this animal look like?

3. 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.

4. 6/14/2011 Where does this animal live?

5. 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. 6/14/2011 What does this animal eat?

7. 6/14/2011 The carolina wolf spider eats flightless fruit flies, pinhead crickets, cockroaches, earwigs, ants and beetles.

8. 6/14/2011 How does this animal protect itself?

9. 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.

10. 6/14/2011 What are other interesting facts about this animal?

11. 6/14/2011 Carolina wolf spiders do not spin a web. Its other name is the Giant Carolina Wolf Spider.