Kauai Cave Wolf Spider Pe’e Pe’e Maka’Ole Adelocasa anops or A. anops by Emma
Description The wolf spider was found on 1973 and only lives in the Koloa-Poipu region of Kauai. It has adapted to living in caves and like some other animals that live in caves the Kauai wolf spider does not have a sense of eyesight, giving them the nickname no-eyed big-eyed wolf spider. The male wolf spiders can grow up to about 0.75 inches long. All wolf spiders have three giant teeth so they can bite into their prey. The Wolf spider is not aggressive, but the bite is still very painful. If you're bitten, you should see a doctor, because like all spiders, wolf spiders are venomous. The wolf spider bite can cause an infection.
Mating Unlike most spiders, the Kauai wolf spiders only have about 15 to 30 eggs per clutch. When the baby spiders are hatched, they climb all over the mom until they are old enough to go on their own. When two female wolf spiders fight, the one who wins eats the remains of her opponent and takes over the spiderlings of the defeated spider.
Diet The Kaua'i wolf spider feeds on a shrimp-like animal that is also getting endangered, the Kauai cave arthropod. The arthropod lives in the cave too. The wolf spider also eats crickets, other spiders, ants, grasshoppers, frogs, lizards, mice and tiny birds.
Past And Present Both the Kauai cave wolf spider and its prey, the amphipod, are threatened by habitat loss. Land modifications began with the arrival of the Polynesians and continues today through poorly planned land changes for agriculture
and development. The two species are threatened because there is clearing, grading, paving and filling and other activities associated with development that are near their caves. They are also susceptible to chemical pest controls, which is used to kill nonnative insects, such as ants and cockroaches.
What We Can Do To Save It If we want to save the Kauai cave wolf spider, perhaps we can put cement walls around their caves. We can also put a lot of the Kauai wolf spider food inside the caves and put a gate in the front of the cave so the wolf spider will not get harmed.
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