Wolf Spiders (family Lycosidae), are hunting spiders which hunt at ground level. The one shown above is most likely a Pardosa sp. and was crossing a sandy patch of ground at Brockholes Wetland, Lancashire (12/6/10). This is a female which carries its egg sac attached to its spinner. The spiderlings climb onto the abdomen (as shown above) and are carried around for the first week or so.
