Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos) 'wolf'), named for their robust and agile hunting skills and excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and usually do not spin webs.

Wolf spiders are robust, fast and agile hunters that rely on good eyesight to hunt, typically at night. Wolf spiders resemble nursery web spiders (family Pisauridae), however, they carry their egg sacs by attaching them to their spinnerets (instead of by means of their jaws and pedipalps).

Jun 23, 2024 · The wolf spider (Hogna aspersa) is a hunting spider with a striped, hairy, exceedingly large body, sometimes up to 2 inches long. Wolf spiders are a very common sight in many places across the United States, where scientists have identified more than 125 species.

Pardosa is a large genus of wolf spiders, commonly known as the thin-legged wolf spiders. It was first described by C. L. Koch, in 1847, with more than 500 described species that are found in all regions of the world.

Jul 5, 2017 · Learn all about wolf spider facts, and if they are really the "Big Bad Wolf" they are made out to be in the Infinite Spider Blog.

Sep 17, 2024 · Wolf spiders are a family of mostly large, hairy and athletic arachnids. There are nearly 2,400 species of wolf spider that are found all over the world. These spiders get their name from...

Sep 27, 2024 · Wolf spiders are generally large and fast creatures that ambush and chase down their prey rather than build a web to catch them. They belong to a family of spiders called Lycosidae; Lycos means “wolf” in Greek. More than 2,400 species of wolf spiders have been identified. They got their name because, like wolves, they’re fast, agile hunters.

Dec 14, 2019 · This is a burrowing wolf spider (Geolycosa sp.). The tiny things are probably spiderlings about to leave the burrow. Wolf spiders carry their offspring on their backs until they are old enough to leave the mother.

Wolf spiders are the sprinters of the spider world. Most of the thousands of species in this family don’t spin webs; instead, they chase and pounce on their insect prey like the wolves that...

Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae. These are athletic spiders that don’t spin webs to catch their prey; instead, they run it down. They have long legs and are usually gray, brown, black, or tan with dark brown or black body markings (especially stripes).