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Pardosa amentata Female Pardosa amentata carrying the spiderlings on her back. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. July 2009 ) Female Pardosa amentata carrying the eggsac by the spinners under the abdomen. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. 2006 ) Pardosa amentata spiderling. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. July 2009 ) Male Pardosa amentata. (Found: Buskhyttan Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 ) Male Pardosa amentata. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2009 ) Female Pardosa amentata. (Found: Buskhyttan Sörmland Sweden. Apr 2009 ) Female Pardosa amentata, head-on view. (Found: Jönåker Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 ) Female Pardosa amentata, head-on view. (Found: Jönåker Sörmland Sweden. Apr 2009 ) Female Pardosa amentata. (Found: Jönåker Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 ) Close-up of Wolf spider mother carrying spiderlings on her back. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. 2006 ) Male Pardosa amentata from above. (Found: Buskhyttan Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 ) Female Pardosa amentata from above. (Found: Jönåker Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 ) Female Pardosa amentata from below, carrying an egg sac. (Found: Jönåker Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 ) Female Pardosa amentata from below, carrying spiderlings. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. July 2009 ) Female Pardosa amentata from below. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. Apr 2009 ) Male Pardosa amentata from below. (Found: Buskhyttan Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 ) Male Pardosa amentata waving his palps to impress a female. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. 2007 ) Close-up of the face of a female Pardosa amentata. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. Apr 2009 ) Close-up of the palp of a male Pardosa amentata. (Found: Buskhyttan Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 ) Close-up of the palp of a male Pardosa amentata. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2009 ) Close-up of the epigyne of a female Pardosa amentata. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. Apr 2009 ) Male Pardosa amentata, about 6 mm. (Found: Buskhyttan Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 ) Female Pardosa amentata, about 6,5 mm. (Found: Jönåker Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 ) Female Pardosa amentata, carrying spiderlings. (Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. July 2009 )

Facts: Family: Lycosidae Scientific name: Pardosa amentata Common name: Spotted wolf-spider Wolf spiders hunts its prey on the ground. Runs fast. Carries its egg sac under the abdomen. The hatched babies stay on their mother for some days.

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