This large wolf spider (in the Genus
Arctosa) was brought to ENWYC class on July 21st. These are large hunting spiders that don't construct webs and capture their prey by jumping on it. There are many species of spiders in the wolf spider family, Lycosidae.
Spiders unlike insects which have compound eyes, have simple eyes.Wolf spiders and jumping spiders have excellent vision whereas web building spiders depend on their web to trap prey and have relatively poor vision. Wolf spiders have eight eyes with a fixed focus. The four large eyes seen from above help in accurately judging distance to their prey. Four smaller eyes can be seen in front and below those eyes. Some spiders like the brown recluse have only six eyes.
This large wolf spider (in the Genus Arctosa) was brought to ENWYC class on July 21st. These are large hunting spiders that don't construct webs and capture their prey by jumping on it. There are many species of spiders in the wolf spider family, Lycosidae.
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