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  The average duration of pain from a wolf spider bite is 10 minutes. So hold on if you are bitten.
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  Wolf spiders have eight eyes arranged in three rows. Only two eyes, however, are principal eyes.
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  Females carry their egg sacs and spiderlings with them on their back.
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  Wolf spider eyes gloom in the dark when you direct a flashlight towards them.
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  Since 1990 doctors have not used antivenom against its bite as they figured the harm was worse than the benefits.
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  The pain from wolf spider bites lasts for a short time only and is caused to mechanical trauma, and not an effect from venom ....
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  Wolf spiders have large and robust front legs to hold an squeeze the prey they capture.
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  Wolf spiders have an excellent sight and can hunt both day and night - they are diurnal
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  The Latin name of wolf spiders (Lycos) means wolf and it does not imply that they hunt in groups.

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