An Agelenopia spider is a little smaller than a human’s hand. A Lycosa rabida has many adaptations to nature such as being able to spin webs to catch its prey instead of trying to catch other preys to eat because of this adaptation it is allowed to catch it prey like an alligator its eyes are on the top of its head so it can hunt for its prey under water without they prey even knowing it. Lycosa Rabida is almost the size of a human’s hand it is a dark brown color and a light stripe on its head. It has really long legs. They do well in their environment because since they have long legs they can move fast to catch their prey in their web and that is how it eats.

There are about 2,500 species found in North America they are very common throughout the United States and Canada. There are over millions of these spiders everywhere. Their population right now is increasing because since there are millions of them in Canada and the U.S. they are reproducing and that is keeping them from being extinct. They primarily eat insects but if there is nothing around then they will find whatever there is to find to survive. If there is only a certain amount of food then yes they will let the females have the first pick but if it is just males they will all compete for food. There are many insects that are willing to eat it for food. When the Lycosa Rabida has just caught its prey if they insect will squirm the spider will bite it to give it a venomous sting so that the prey will be in shock! k cause spiders don’t like to eat there prey dead. The thing that really stood out to me was it is so small but it can catch its prey so easy with its venomous bite. I learned many things about this spider that I had never known before like what it looks before this I would have never even thought about going onto the computer to look up a spider but now that I have researched about the Lycosa Rabida spider I want to learn so much more.

Author: Lisa P

Published: 02/2008

Sources: www.BugGuide.Net www.google.com www.wikipedia.com Amazing world of Spiders (Written by Janet Craig Illustrated by Jean Helmer.)

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