Wolf Spider with babies

A few weeks ago while cleaning the drains in the pool I found this mother Wolf Spider with hundreds of babies on her back.  I tried to gently scoop her from the water but when I did, about half the baby spiders jumped off and went everywhere.  I still managed to get a few photos of her with some of the babies but there were less than half still on her back.

Wolf Spider with babies.

Wolf Spider with babies.

Wolf Spider with babies.

Wolf Spider with babies.

Wolf Spider with babies.

Wolf Spider with babies.

Macro photograph of Wolf Spider

These are some macro photographs of a Wolf Spider on a white background.  Wolf Spiders are not aggressive and are mostly harmless.  They will bite if harassed but in general they can be held if you are gentle.  A bite will be painful but otherwise it wont cause death, sickness or permanent damage.

These photographs of a Wolf Spider were shot on a Canon 5D Mark II and a Sigma 180mm macro lens.  I used a Canon MT-24EX twin flash unit.

Macro photographs of a wolf spider.

This is a group of macro pictures of a wolf spider with an egg sack. I took these pictures with a Canon 5d Mark II camera. I used an MP-E 65mm lens. Wolf spiders are not really aggressive but will bite if harassed. They are not dangerous to humans but will cause a painful bite.



I found this mother carrying her egg sack on the ground.  I took a few pphotographs and then released her on her way.  The Canon MP-E 65mm 2.8 1x-5x macro lens is one of my favorite lenses.  I get some really cool macro photography shots from it.


I am not sure what the red part in the above photograph is.  It may be a venom gland.




These arachnids are quite common in Texas.  I found a few of these each week it seems.  During the warmer months I find them crawling through the grass.