Gizmodo says this spider is horrifying. I disagree. I think it’s cool.

Wolf spider with babies

Source: This Horrifying Spider Is The Only One That Carries Her Babies Like a Human Mother Would.

From Gizmodo:

It’s also the only spider that carriers her eggs in a round silken globe attached to her abdomen, like a human would carry a growing baby. After a gestation of 9 to 27 days—it varies depending on the temperature—the eggs hatch and the infant spiders move onto the mother’s back until they are old enough to hunt on their own.

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-Mike

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