Arctosa littoralis
Species of spider
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Arctosa littoralis, the beach wolf spider, is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Arctosa littoralis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Arctosa |
| Species: | A. littoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctosa littoralis (Hentz, 1844) | |
Description
Habitat and distribution
Behavior
They are active during both daylight and nighttime hours. Females typically store their egg sacs under rocks or within burrows, which they can construct by bonding grains of sand together with their silk. Once they hatch, the spiderlings are carried on their mother's back until they molt and disperse.[7] Like other wolf spiders, A. littoralis chases and attacks prey and does not spin webs.[6]