Gladicosa gulosa
Gladicosa gulosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Family: | Lycosidae |
Genus: | Gladicosa |
Species: | G. gulosaa |
Binomial name | |
Gladicosa gulosa (Walckenaer, 1837) | |
Synonyms | |
Lycosa gulosa |
Gladicosa gulosa is a type of wolf spider found in Beech-Maple forests where the spider can be found in the plant strata of ground, herb or shrub. It is not one of the more common wolf spiders.[1]
Life cycle
This spider is nocturnal and hides during the day.[2] It makes no web or shelter of any kind and hides under leaves in the day.[2] The female carries its eggs in a spherical sac until they hatch, after which the spiderlings may ride on the female until able to fend for themselves.[2]
Use in pop culture
In the style of Gary Larson, Mark Tatulli referred to the spider in his comic strip Liō. In the strip, a jar labeled Lycosa gulosa is empty and a man (Liō's father) is walking away with the spider clinging to his back.[3]
Footnotes
References
- Elliot, F.R. (1930). An ecological study of the spiders of the beech-maple forest. The Ohio Journal of Science, 30(1): 1-22. Retrieved March 29, 2007 from Ohio State Knowledge Bank. Article