The Prey of Wolf Spiders Reading Answers 15. Read the short article and talk about the aspects in which the article describes the wolf spider as "like a wolf"

1) I raised several wolf spiders in a mud pot in the laboratory. From them, I saw the details of the wolf spider hunting. The tarantulas that were my captives were certainly strong. Their bodies are hidden in the hole, their heads poke out of the hole, their glass-like eyes look around, their legs are curled together in a posture ready to jump, and they wait quietly in the sun for an hour or two. It passed before I knew it.

(2) If it sees a prey insect passing by, it will jump out like an arrow, hit the prey hard on the head with its fangs, and then With expressions of satisfaction and joy, those unlucky locusts, dragonflies and many other insects cooked their delicious meals before they understood what was going on. It dragged its prey back to the hole quickly, perhaps thinking it would be more comfortable to dine at home. Its skill and agility are breathtaking.

(3) If the prey is not too far away from it, it can pounce on it with one leap and rarely misses. But if the prey is far away, it will give up and will never go out to chase it. It seems that he is not an A (greedy and dissatisfied) guy, and will not end up like a bird that dies for food. From this we can see that wolf spiders are very patient and rational. Because there is no equipment to help it hunt in the cave, it must always wait stupidly. If it is an insect without perseverance and patience, it will definitely not be like this B (persist in for a long time), and it will definitely retreat to the hole to sleep in a short time. But wolf spiders are not this kind of insect. It is convinced that if the prey does not come today, it will definitely come tomorrow; if it does not come tomorrow, it will come one day in the future. There are a lot of locusts and dragonflies on this land, and they are always so careless that they always have the chance to jump right next to the wolf spider. So the wolf spider only needs to wait for the time to come, and then it will immediately rush up to catch the prey and kill it. Either eat it on the spot, or drag it back and eat it later.

(4) Although the wolf spider often "waits and gets nothing", it is indeed not threatened by hunger because it has a controlled stomach. It can go without eating for a long time without feeling hungry. For example, with my lab wolf spiders, I sometimes forget to feed them for a week, but they still look good. After being hungry for a long time, they don't necessarily become haggard, they just become extremely greedy, just like wolves.

(5) When the wolf spider is still young, it does not have a hiding hole and cannot hide in the hole to "wait for insects", but it has another way to find food. At that time, it also had a gray body, like other giant tarantulas, but did not have a black velvet waist skirt - which you can only have when you are of marriageable age. It is wandering in the grass, this is real hunting. When the little wolf spider sees a prey it wants to eat, it rushes over and drives it out of the nest brutally, and then refuses to leave. The fugitive is preparing to take off and escape, but it is often too late - the little wolf spider has already pounced on it. Caught it.

(6) I like to admire the agile movements of my little wolf spider in the laboratory when it catches flies. Although the fly often rests on the grass two inches high, it only takes a sudden leap of the tarantula to catch it. Cats and mice are not that agile.

(7) But this is just a story about tarantulas when they were young, because their bodies are relatively light, their movements are not restricted, and they can do whatever they want. From now on, they have to run away with their eggs and can no longer jump around at will. So it first digs a hole for itself and waits at the entrance of the hole all day long. This is how adult spiders hunt.

(Excerpt from Fabre's "Insects")