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    Which spider carries its babies on its back, sometimes several layers deep?

    Question #115528. Asked by star_gazer. (Jun 25 10 6:27 PM)


    looney_tunes

    		Here is a picture of a wolf spider with a back-load of babies!

    http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/spiders-back-breaking-labour/story-e6freuzi-1111116933177

    Jun 25 10, 7:35 PM
    Zbeckabee

    		Female tarantulas and many other spiders carry their cocoons with them. After the baby spiders hatch out, the female may carry them on her back for a while. If one spider baby falls off, mom quickly retrieves it.

    http://www.tooter4kids.com/Spiders/facts.htm

    Wolf spider -- In some cases, the female will carry several hundred babies!

    http://www.accessexcellence.org/LC/SS/wolf_spider/spider_section3.php



    Jun 25 10, 11:04 PM

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