Wolf Spider Courtship
Each year I watch the wolf spiders in my East Sussex garden. They are fascinating creatures with complicated courtship and mating rituals. When they have mated the female will carry the developing young in a sac attached to her abdomen. After hatching she will carry the live young around for several weeks until they are old enough to fend for themselves. This short video shows the courtship stage as it unfolded in my garden on the morning of 8 May 2020.
Wolf Spider Courtship
Each year I watch the wolf spiders in my East Sussex garden. They are fascinating creatures with complicated courtship and mating rituals. When they have mated the female will carry the developing young in a sac attached to her abdomen. After hatching she will carry the live young around for several weeks until they are old enough to fend for themselves. This short video shows the courtship stage as it unfolded in my garden on the morning of 8 May 2020.