THE LYCOSID^ 



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Lycosa carolinensis. — This is one of the largest spiders living 

 in the northern states, and it resembles in size and color the 

 famous Tarantula of southern |i|j Europe (fig. 175). The 

 female is sometimes over an 



inch in length, with the 



long, so that it spreads over 



males have the legs as 



V\ der, and the body is 



n^ thr( 



^^^^ Uftik th''^^-qu^rters of an 

 ^X f\\\ S^^y mixed with 



:he VV\A(C1\ ,1 



fourth legs an inch and a half 



three inches. The 



long but more slen- 



smaller, measuring "V;^ 



inch. The color is 



brown, like the fur of a mouse, 



the males lighter than the 



females. 



On the under side the whole 

 body is black, including the 

 first and second joints 

 of the legs and the 

 maxillae. The legs 

 are light gray, with /^ 

 dark bands at the 

 ends of the joints. The man- 

 dibles are brown, with orange- 

 yellow hairs on the front. 

 There is sometimes a little 

 yellow on the ends of the first 

 and second legs and palpi of figs. 174,175. Lycosa .^^^ 



the male. nidifex.- 174, back of ' 



male. 175, under side of 

 The female makes a hole, male. Both enlarged 



but not a deep one, and hides 



in it with her eggs, but is often found running 



about on the ground. 



Lycosa cinerea. — A common spider on beaches 

 and sandy fields all over this country and in Europe (fig. 177) 

 The general color is dirty white covered with small black and 



