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MaypopLaurel Cleveland,GA/Atlanta, GA(Zone 7b) May 29, 2023

What is this large (approx. 5cm body) spider seen in my garden in N. Georgia and can you estimate the number of babies she is carrying? At first I thought she was very hairy and dirty and then realized she is covered in little spiders!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 29, 2023

A wolf spider (family Lycosidae). They exhibit a good deal of maternal care.

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MaypopLaurel Cleveland,GA/Atlanta, GA(Zone 7b) May 30, 2023

Thank you. Thought it might be but didn't know about their unique way of carrying around offspring.

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