Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/03/2012 - 15:38

Hi The research description says..."These increases in body size will likely lead to larger spider populations, which could imply an increase in predation on the rest of the community." What is the (hypothesized?) relationship between individual body size and population numbers?

Thanks, Ainslie

Nick LaFave

Great question Ainslie! Larger female wolf spiders tend to produce larger egg sacs with more eggs in it and should therefore produce more offspring. Thanks for such a thoughtful question!