Scientific Name: Hogna carolinensis

Order:  Araneae
Family:  Lycosidae
Diet:  Insects and arthropods.
Vegetation Association: They are most often found in the Arizona upland.  They live in burrows that have turrets of silk and twigs which vertically extend from the hole.  When mating the male must give the female the appropriate signals so she is aware that he is not a threat.  He will tap his legs and drum with his palms.  The egg case stays with the female wherever she goes.  She may sun the egg case.  Young disperse by ballooning.
Predators: Spider wasps in the family Pompilidae.
Life Stages:  The female carries the eggs with her attached to her spinnerets. After they hatch she carries them on her abdomen for about a month.
Notes:  Primarily nocturnal predators. They chase down their prey, and rely on good eyesight.  They may live up to two years.

Photo: A funnel-weaving wolf spider; photo taken at Jewel of the Creek at Cave Creek on September 29, 2007. For more photos, click on camera icon.

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