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Wolf Spider Egg

After mating, the female wolf spider seeks an isolated, covered location within which to lay her eggs. Females lay approximately 100 eggs at a time, which they encase in silk sacs. Wolf spiders are protective of their eggs and, unlike other spider species, carry these spherical sacs on their spinnerets.

When eggs are ready to hatch, the female wolf spider rips the egg sac open in order to release her spiderlings. Spiderlings then swarm the female's body and legs, latching onto specialized hairs that grow upon her abdomen. They remain with the female for one month, at which point wolf spiderlings disperse by ballooning or falling to the ground. They are then ready to begin fending for themselves. 

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