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Carolina wolf spider

Hogna carolinensis

名字的由來： It is named after the Carolina region, where it was first recorded, and it belongs to the wolf spider family, which hunt on the ground rather than in webs.1

無害對人無害。不用擔心。

蜘蛛

咬吃：肉

對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。

The Carolina wolf spider is a large ground-dwelling spider found across much of North America. It is the biggest wolf spider in the region. It lives in burrows in the ground and hunts by waiting at the entrance to ambush its prey.1

分布在

North America, including South Carolina, Kansas, the Great Lakes states and the American Southwest1

北美洲

首頁

It lives in burrows that it digs itself or takes over from other small animals. It prefers flatter, more open areas. It sometimes lives near human homes, where it feeds on pests such as cockroaches.1

長度

1,8 cm 到 3,5 cm (0,7 in 到 1,4 in)1

最高速度

大約 1,5 km/h（0,93 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It eats insects and other small invertebrates, such as grasshoppers and crickets. It has also been seen catching juvenile Texas banded geckos. It waits at the edge of its burrow and attacks prey that comes close.1

Carolina wolf spider 的照片 — Carolina wolf spider。照片：CK2AZ。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Mottled light-brown body with darker brown patterning on its back1
Dark, almost black underside1
Males have orange colouring on the sides of the abdomen1
Females carry their egg sac attached to their body1
Its eyes reflect light, which makes it easier to spot at night1

毒液力量

咬

咬的時候，毒液會從毒牙或牙齒出來。

牠的毒液有什麼作用？

Its venom is unusual. It paralyses the spider's prey, which stops the prey from escaping. The venom also helps prevent microbes from the prey infecting the spider.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。

牠害怕時會做什麼？

When it senses a threat it either returns to its burrow, if one is nearby, or runs away.1

如果牠咬人

清洗咬傷處，用冰敷袋冰敷止痛。如果很痛、疼痛擴散或傷者覺得不舒服，要就醫。

一定要先打緊急電話（112、000、911）。這是一般急救指引，不是醫療建議。急救基本知識

注意安全

絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物，就算是很小的動物，就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
給牠空間。如果遇到了，保持冷靜，慢慢往後退，讓牠自己離開。
如果被牠咬了：保持冷靜，保持不動，打緊急電話（112、000、911）或趕快去醫院。記住牠的樣子，有照片會很有幫助。

牠不是想來抓你。牠用毒液來捕捉食物或保護自己，而且牠更想躲起來。更多安全知識

在世界上的哪裡？

非洲亞洲歐洲北美洲南美洲澳洲與大洋洲

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

大約跟一根迴紋針一樣長可以在 240 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Carolina wolf spider 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存，也不會傳送到任何地方。

牠有多快？

一隻陸龜 大約 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Carolina wolf spider 大約 1,5 km/h (0,93 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

It is the largest wolf spider in North America.1

Its burrows can go as deep as 30 cm and are about 4°C cooler than the surface, which helps it survive hot desert conditions.1

Females carry their egg sacs on their bodies while the eggs develop, and they are often seen sitting near the top of their burrow with the sac raised up.1

Newly hatched spiderlings stay with their mother for their first six days.1

Male spiders flee from threats more often than females, partly because they own fewer burrows to escape into.1

給毒液專家

學名: Hogna carolinensis
類群: 蜘蛛
家人: Lycosidae2
排序: Araneae
各大洲: 北美洲
寶寶: Females carry about 200 spiderlings in each egg sac, and the eggs take around two weeks to incubate.1
對人的危險: 1 / 5: 輕微3