Wolf Spider In Hand on Flickr - Photo Sharing!I think wolf spiders think human skin is icky. It takes them a while to calm down enough were they will sit on my hand. The first few attempts, they usually try to scurry away as soon as they touch the skin. Photo taken by Maxine. Continue reading
Water webs: Connecting spiders, residents in the SouthwestIf you are a cricket and it is a dry season on the San Pedro River in Arizona, on your nighttime ramblings to eat leaves, you are more likely to be ambushed by thirsty wolf spiders, suggests a June 19 study, published in the journal ... Continue reading
Wolf Spider SpottingOr so I've been told (by possible wolf spider apologists). These spiders are nocturnal hunters who don't climb or even spin appreciable webs. They live in burrows (complete with spider-made turrets as seen in the last photo), ... Continue reading
I Know What You Are...The consensus by Jim Bob and Earl is that this is an 'rather large' wolf spider. For those of you who think you're immune to wolf spiders because you live in cold climates, think again. They are found from the jungles of South America, ... Continue reading
The scariest and weirdest spiders on the planet | World Of MysteriesSo called due to their ability to run down their prey, wolf spiders depend on their eyesight to hunt. Their sense of touch is acute. A bite may cause some itching to a human, but nothing deadly or major. Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena ... Continue reading
Wolf SpiderLooking at the eyes, this is quite clearly a wolf spider, family Lycosidae. He has the characteristic two large eyes, which give him excellent vision, unlike most spiders. They are active hunters, chasing down and grabbing their prey. ... Continue reading
MY DELIGHTFUL OBSESSIONS: Porpoise Bay... hmmm.. actually, Torture BayA Wolf Spider. (I have no idea what a Wolf Spider is. I've never seen one before but I don't like spiders and I know I'm not going to like a Wolf Spider. Of course in my mind, I'm thinking that this Wolf Spider is probably the side of ... Continue reading
Library Bug Hunt Part 2: Yellow-spotted woodlouse and other ...Next up is (I think) yet another species of wolf spider. It saw us and froze for pictures, and then scurried off. It was a bit smaller than the ones I've shown pictures of previously, but has similar coloration. wolfspiderfacing ... Continue reading
Wolf spidersThere are wolf spiders all over my garden, so last week I had the Ivydale School Natural History Club semaphore signalling across the classroom. There is a connection ... honest. Continue reading
Help with Spider ID please - Wild About BritainAlternately there are a few larger Wolf Spiders, Lycosidae family, but I'm a bit doubtful. The same goes for Pisaura mirabilis. On the other hand, Araneus quadratus sounds possible but, as far as I am aware, it is more normally found in ... Continue reading
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