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Lycosa   Listen
noun
Lycosa  n.  The type genus of the family Lycosidae.
Synonyms: genus Lycosa.






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"Lycosa" Quotes from Famous Books



... half-killed victims — a sight which has been described by an enthusiastic naturalist [8] as curious and pleasing! I was much interested one day by watching a deadly contest between a Pepsis and a large spider of the genus Lycosa. The wasp made a sudden dash at its prey, and then flew away: the spider was evidently wounded, for, trying to escape, it rolled down a little slope, but had still strength sufficient to crawl into a thick tuft of grass. The wasp soon returned, and seemed ...
— The Voyage of the Beagle • Charles Darwin



Words linked to "Lycosa" :   tarantula, Lycosidae, Lycosa tarentula



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