Close up of a Wolf spider belonging to the family Lycosidae carrying her spiderlings on her back until they are ready to disperse.

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Wolf spider with babies on her back. Female wolf spiders protect their young by carrying them around until they are old enough to fend for themselves

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Size: 4500px × 2930px
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Photo credit: © Russotwins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: arachnid, arachnidae, arachnids, araneae, australia, australian, common, immature, legs, lichen, lycosidae, perth, rocks, spider, spiderlings, spiders, western, wolf, young