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sl8

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6. A commenter from the sanctuary says it looks like that due to the flashlights they were using.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:56 PM

Sep 13

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEty3A3Ji3o/?hl=en

Wolf spiders are the best

I'm pretty sure it's a Two-Toned Wolf Spider (Hoggicosa bicolor). Filmed at the @australianwildlifeconservancy's Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary.

Two-toned Wolf Spiders are typically strikingly patterned in cream and black. This individual's ghoulish colouring is actually a reflection from the torches AWC ecologists use for nocturnal survey work.
📹 R Sinclair/AWC

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Wolf spider [View all] Figarosmom Sep 13 OP

Holy crap he's fast 😳 TommieMommy Sep 13 #1

his expression is hilarious Skittles Sep 13 #5

They mate for life and hunt their prey. No webs. 58Sunliner Sep 13 #2

Damn never saw anything that fast. I will probably have nightmares about that. doc03 Sep 13 #3

aren't wolf spiders brown? Skittles Sep 13 #4

A commenter from the sanctuary says it looks like that due to the flashlights they were using. sl8 Sep 13 #6

AHHHHH OK Skittles Sep 13 #7