Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis) - 1/2-1.5" body (Mixed Sizes WC)

The biggest wolf spider in North America hauls dozens of babies on her back Hogna carolinensis, the Carolina Wolf Spider, is the heavyweight of North American wolf spiders, a robust ground hunter from across the eastern and central US. Females top an inch in body length and carry a thick, businesslike legspan. She spins no web. At night she runs prey down on foot, like a tiny wolf on the forest floor. The showstopper is the motherhood. A gravid female glues her egg sac to her spinnerets, then hauls dozens of spiderlings on her back for a couple of weeks after they hatch, one of the coolest things you will ever watch in an enclosure. She is fast and best kept hands-off, but she is hardy, cheap to feed, and endlessly watchable, a real piece of backyard North America for a beginner keeper. Check the care guide before you bring one home.

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