Mantisfly-host
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Schizocosa crassipes
A wolf spider species in the family Lycosidae, found in the United States. Males perform complex courtship displays involving visual signals and substrate vibration. The species exhibits an "edge effect" tendency to aggregate at forest-field interfaces. It has been documented as a host for mantisfly larvae (Climaciella brunnea), which parasitize spider egg sacs.