The scary-looking, ominously-named wolf spider is actually a beneficial insect. Wolf spiders belong to the class Arachnida and are members of the family Lycosidae (derived from the Greek word lycos, ...

Have you ever wondered what some of the largest spiders in South Carolina might look like? If you haven’t before, you might be curious now. A nursery rhyme that kept waking a woman up at night in ...

A wolf spider carries recently hatched babies on her back while sunning on a rock in Olathe, Kansas. The Kansas City Star North Carolina is home to more than 1,200 species of animals, including ...

On June 28, 2025, in Eastern Cape, South Africa, @brookecarter.official shared an amazing video featuring a wolf spider at Lalibela Game Reserve. In the video, a girl holds the large spider and lets ...

Wolf spiders have a reputation for being intimidating, and it’s easy to see why. They’re fast, hairy, and large enough to make anyone jump when one scurries across the floor. In Australia and the ...

Wolf spiders are straight out of a horror movie with their hairy bodies and long spiny legs. The arachnids are common everywhere in the country, including Texas. While there’s no concrete “wolf spider ...

Third-grader Skyler Hutto led the effort to make the Carolina Wolf Spider the official arachnid of South Carolina. Wolf spiders eat cockroaches, ants and flies. Wolf spiders have eight eyes, and the ...

If you saw a brownish colored spider with dark markings crawling through the grass toward you, could you tell if it was a wolf spider or a grass spider? Many people struggle to identify the ...

A wolf spider stays low to the ground. The timid venomous creatures are common in California, especially during warm months. Getty Images As sweltering temperatures continue to bake California, the ...