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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 .
Lycosoidea is a clade or superfamily of araneomorph spiders.The traditional circumscription was based on a feature of the eyes. The tapetum is a reflective layer at the back of the eye, thought to increase sensitivity in low light levels.
Pardosa pseudoannulata, a member of a group of species referred to as wolf-spiders, is a non-web-building spider belonging to the family Lycosidae. P. pseudoannulata are wandering spiders that track and ambush prey and display sexual cannibalism. They are commonly encountered in farmlands across China and other East Asian countries.
This page lists all described species of the spider family Lycosidae as of December 29, 2013. Acantholycosa. Acantholycosa Dahl, ...
Tigrosa helluo, commonly known as the Wetland Giant Wolf Spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Lycosidae, also known as wolf spiders. T. helluo was formerly known as Hogna helluo before differences between dorsal color patterns, habitat preferences, body structures, etc. were discovered. [ 2 ]
Pardosa agrestis is a non-web-building spider in the family Lycosidae, commonly known as wolf spiders. Pardosa agrestis have brown bodies with longitudinal bands. Females are slightly larger ranging from 6–9 mm, while males range from 4.5 to 7 mm. They are hard to distinguish from their related taxonomic species.
Hogna lenta is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. [1] [2] It is found in the US. [2] [3] [4] ... When something walks over the web, the spider feels it ...
A study by Douglass Morse at Brown University focused in on the wolf spider Pardosa lapidicina studied their behavior, observing the species was commonly found on cobble beaches above the tide line about Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA and studied migration patterns among the tidelines. The species size was found to be 30 individuals/0.5 m ...