The Adelocosa genus belongs to the wolf spider family having just a single species, which is the Kauaʻi Cave Wolf Spider (Adelocosa anops).
Size: They have a body length of about 20 mm (0.78 inches).
Color: The Kauaʻi Cave wolves are reddish-brown with a silvery abdomen.
Other Characteristic Features: There are two big eyes in the middle of their eight eyes.
A single clutch has 15 to 30 eggs.
They disperse from their mother after maturation.
They do not spin webs like most species of the wolf spider family but hunt their prey.
They bite when provoked, which is, however, not harmful to humans.
| Lifespan | One year |
| Distribution | Kaua’I region in the Hawaiian islands |
| Habitat | Cave bearing rocks, voids, spaces, and cracks |
| Diet | Grasshoppers, small lizards, crickets, and ants |
Image Credits: biolib.cz
The Adelocosa genus belongs to the wolf spider family having just a single species, which is the Kauaʻi Cave Wolf Spider (Adelocosa anops).
Size: They have a body length of about 20 mm (0.78 inches).
Color: The Kauaʻi Cave wolves are reddish-brown with a silvery abdomen.
Other Characteristic Features: There are two big eyes in the middle of their eight eyes.
A single clutch has 15 to 30 eggs.
They disperse from their mother after maturation.
They do not spin webs like most species of the wolf spider family but hunt their prey.
They bite when provoked, which is, however, not harmful to humans.
| Lifespan | One year |
| Distribution | Kaua’I region in the Hawaiian islands |
| Habitat | Cave bearing rocks, voids, spaces, and cracks |
| Diet | Grasshoppers, small lizards, crickets, and ants |
Image Credits: biolib.cz
