#lycosidae — Public Fediverse posts

Yesterday I went down to the basement to see if the laundry room really was closed for repairs or if I'd somehow misread the notice. It was closed. However on the stairs down I saw a spiderling, then another spiderling… My first thought was funnel-weavers of some kind, but they looked like wolf spiders. But why would there be a bunch of baby wolf spiders around if there weren't…Ah! Looking around I saw a mother wolf spider huddled against a step. I coaxed her onto my hand and let her out in the garden, and managed to get one of the loose spiderlings as well.

Wolf spiders carry their young on their abdomens for a time after hatching, the only spider family that does so.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

Yesterday I went down to the basement to see if the laundry room really was closed for repairs or if I'd somehow misread the notice. It was closed. However on the stairs down I saw a spiderling, then another spiderling… My first thought was funnel-weavers of some kind, but they looked like wolf spiders. But why would there be a bunch of baby wolf spiders around if there weren't…Ah! Looking around I saw a mother wolf spider huddled against a step. I coaxed her onto my hand and let her out in the garden, and managed to get one of the loose spiderlings as well.

Wolf spiders carry their young on their abdomens for a time after hatching, the only spider family that does so.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

Yesterday I went down to the basement to see if the laundry room really was closed for repairs or if I'd somehow misread the notice. It was closed. However on the stairs down I saw a spiderling, then another spiderling… My first thought was funnel-weavers of some kind, but they looked like wolf spiders. But why would there be a bunch of baby wolf spiders around if there weren't…Ah! Looking around I saw a mother wolf spider huddled against a step. I coaxed her onto my hand and let her out in the garden, and managed to get one of the loose spiderlings as well.

Wolf spiders carry their young on their abdomens for a time after hatching, the only spider family that does so.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

Field work half-time for #BEN_EAF! ⛰️

We took small and larger soil samples from whom hashtag#SoilFauna will be heat-extracted in the soil lab at the Aberdeen campus of the #JamesHuttonInstitute. This is mainly springtails (#Collembola), mites (#Acari), and hopeful more small critters!

Further, we did also collect the soil fauna from the pitfall traps: mainly ground beetles (#Carabidae), wolf spiders (#Lycosidae), and harvestmen (#Phalangiidae). 🕷️🪲

Thanks again to Andrea Britton and Debbie Fielding for the help in the field work!

#SoilBiodiversity #AlpineSoils #MountainSoils #Cairngorms #Scotland

Field work half-time for #BEN_EAF! ⛰️

We took small and larger soil samples from whom hashtag#SoilFauna will be heat-extracted in the soil lab at the Aberdeen campus of the #JamesHuttonInstitute. This is mainly springtails (#Collembola), mites (#Acari), and hopeful more small critters!

Further, we did also collect the soil fauna from the pitfall traps: mainly ground beetles (#Carabidae), wolf spiders (#Lycosidae), and harvestmen (#Phalangiidae). 🕷️🪲

Thanks again to Andrea Britton and Debbie Fielding for the help in the field work!

#SoilBiodiversity #AlpineSoils #MountainSoils #Cairngorms #Scotland

Field work half-time for #BEN_EAF! ⛰️

We took small and larger soil samples from whom hashtag#SoilFauna will be heat-extracted in the soil lab at the Aberdeen campus of the #JamesHuttonInstitute. This is mainly springtails (#Collembola), mites (#Acari), and hopeful more small critters!

Further, we did also collect the soil fauna from the pitfall traps: mainly ground beetles (#Carabidae), wolf spiders (#Lycosidae), and harvestmen (#Phalangiidae). 🕷️🪲

Thanks again to Andrea Britton and Debbie Fielding for the help in the field work!

#SoilBiodiversity #AlpineSoils #MountainSoils #Cairngorms #Scotland

Field work half-time for #BEN_EAF! ⛰️

We took small and larger soil samples from whom hashtag#SoilFauna will be heat-extracted in the soil lab at the Aberdeen campus of the #JamesHuttonInstitute. This is mainly springtails (#Collembola), mites (#Acari), and hopeful more small critters!

Further, we did also collect the soil fauna from the pitfall traps: mainly ground beetles (#Carabidae), wolf spiders (#Lycosidae), and harvestmen (#Phalangiidae). 🕷️🪲

Thanks again to Andrea Britton and Debbie Fielding for the help in the field work!

#SoilBiodiversity #AlpineSoils #MountainSoils #Cairngorms #Scotland

Spiders! A pretty little ground spider of some kind, a female _Pardosa lapidicina_ (the beaches were TEEMING with them), a little long-jawed orbweaver raking in the plentiful midges. There were a bunch more but I didn't have time to get pictures of them.

#DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Gnaphosidae #Lycosidae #Tetragnathidae #ArthroBeauty

Spiders! A pretty little ground spider of some kind, a female _Pardosa lapidicina_ (the beaches were TEEMING with them), a little long-jawed orbweaver raking in the plentiful midges. There were a bunch more but I didn't have time to get pictures of them.

#DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Gnaphosidae #Lycosidae #Tetragnathidae #ArthroBeauty

Spiders! A pretty little ground spider of some kind, a female _Pardosa lapidicina_ (the beaches were TEEMING with them), a little long-jawed orbweaver raking in the plentiful midges. There were a bunch more but I didn't have time to get pictures of them.

#DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Gnaphosidae #Lycosidae #Tetragnathidae #ArthroBeauty

A very cool wolf spider, just quietly moving around on moss. Allowed enough time for a decent picture (with an android phone)
Set on a typical gneiss'ish rock infused with hard white quartz crystals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider

#wolfspider #mosstodon #geology #IndiasNatures #spider #nature #himalayas #nature #Lycosidae #gneiss #QuartzCrystals

A very cool wolf spider, just quietly moving around on moss. Allowed enough time for a decent picture (with an android phone)
Set on a typical gneiss'ish rock infused with hard white quartz crystals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider

#wolfspider #mosstodon #geology #IndiasNatures #spider #nature #himalayas #nature #Lycosidae #gneiss #QuartzCrystals

A very cool wolf spider, just quietly moving around on moss. Allowed enough time for a decent picture (with an android phone)
Set on a typical gneiss'ish rock infused with hard white quartz crystals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider

#wolfspider #mosstodon #geology #IndiasNatures #spider #nature #himalayas #nature #Lycosidae #gneiss #QuartzCrystals

A very cool wolf spider, just quietly moving around on moss. Allowed enough time for a decent picture (with an android phone)
Set on a typical gneiss'ish rock infused with hard white quartz crystals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider

#wolfspider #mosstodon #geology #IndiasNatures #spider #nature #himalayas #nature #Lycosidae #gneiss #QuartzCrystals

#Arachtober 11: a little thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) on a blade of grass in a marshy meadow. They can be practically as jumpy as jumping spiders and are very hard to get close enough to to photograph.

#ArthroBeauty #WolfSpiders #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

#Arachtober 11: a little thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) on a blade of grass in a marshy meadow. They can be practically as jumpy as jumping spiders and are very hard to get close enough to to photograph.

#ArthroBeauty #WolfSpiders #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

#Arachtober 11: a little thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) on a blade of grass in a marshy meadow. They can be practically as jumpy as jumping spiders and are very hard to get close enough to to photograph.

#ArthroBeauty #WolfSpiders #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

#Arachtober 11: a little thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) on a blade of grass in a marshy meadow. They can be practically as jumpy as jumping spiders and are very hard to get close enough to to photograph.

#ArthroBeauty #WolfSpiders #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

#Spider warning for today's #Weretober - a werewolf! ...spider!

I'm pretty sure she looks more curious than hungry at the moment, but it's kinda hard to tell, so watch yourself.

#Weretober2025 #wolfSpider #lycosidae #bug #InverteFest #anthroBug #anthroSpider #bugFurry #spiderFurry #arachnophobia

#Spider warning for today's #Weretober - a werewolf! ...spider!

I'm pretty sure she looks more curious than hungry at the moment, but it's kinda hard to tell, so watch yourself.

#Weretober2025 #wolfSpider #lycosidae #bug #InverteFest #anthroBug #anthroSpider #bugFurry #spiderFurry #arachnophobia

#Spider warning for today's #Weretober - a werewolf! ...spider!

I'm pretty sure she looks more curious than hungry at the moment, but it's kinda hard to tell, so watch yourself.

#Weretober2025 #wolfSpider #lycosidae #bug #InverteFest #anthroBug #anthroSpider #bugFurry #spiderFurry #arachnophobia

The burnt #wolfspider, #Xerolycosa #nemoralis (#Lycosidae, #Araneae), is a #species of #spider native to Eurasia that prefers dry #habitats, hunts prey actively and rests in a self-dug burrow. The authors A. Bednarek et al. (2016) studied the spider's response to thermal #stress in form of an increased #Hsp70 (protein/ enzyme complex) synthesis in by humans polluted environments. #Biodiversity
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

A. Bednarek et al. (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.04.027

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

The burnt #wolfspider, #Xerolycosa #nemoralis (#Lycosidae, #Araneae), is a #species of #spider native to Eurasia that prefers dry #habitats, hunts prey actively and rests in a self-dug burrow. The authors A. Bednarek et al. (2016) studied the spider's response to thermal #stress in form of an increased #Hsp70 (protein/ enzyme complex) synthesis in by humans polluted environments. #Biodiversity
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

A. Bednarek et al. (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.04.027

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

The burnt #wolfspider, #Xerolycosa #nemoralis (#Lycosidae, #Araneae), is a #species of #spider native to Eurasia that prefers dry #habitats, hunts prey actively and rests in a self-dug burrow. The authors A. Bednarek et al. (2016) studied the spider's response to thermal #stress in form of an increased #Hsp70 (protein/ enzyme complex) synthesis in by humans polluted environments. #Biodiversity
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

A. Bednarek et al. (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.04.027

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

The burnt #wolfspider, #Xerolycosa #nemoralis (#Lycosidae, #Araneae), is a #species of #spider native to Eurasia that prefers dry #habitats, hunts prey actively and rests in a self-dug burrow. The authors A. Bednarek et al. (2016) studied the spider's response to thermal #stress in form of an increased #Hsp70 (protein/ enzyme complex) synthesis in by humans polluted environments. #Biodiversity
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

A. Bednarek et al. (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.04.027

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

#Arachtober 29: yesterday in High Park, I was lurking in the shrubs and low vegetation on Hawk Hill hoping to see juncos and chickadees, looking for a spot to kneel that didn't have rabbit poop, when I came across something I've wanted to see for years—a wolf spider in a burrow! Many wolf spiders burrow, e.g. _Geolycosa_ (which I think this one might be), but I'd never actually found such a burrow myself.

The spider was small, no larger than the typical _Pardosa_ I see, and while timid it stayed at the entrance to the burrow. It was hard to get good light in there and this was the best photo I could get. I will undoubtedly go back to look for more!

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders • #Araneae #Lycosidae

#Arachtober 29: yesterday in High Park, I was lurking in the shrubs and low vegetation on Hawk Hill hoping to see juncos and chickadees, looking for a spot to kneel that didn't have rabbit poop, when I came across something I've wanted to see for years—a wolf spider in a burrow! Many wolf spiders burrow, e.g. _Geolycosa_ (which I think this one might be), but I'd never actually found such a burrow myself.

The spider was small, no larger than the typical _Pardosa_ I see, and while timid it stayed at the entrance to the burrow. It was hard to get good light in there and this was the best photo I could get. I will undoubtedly go back to look for more!

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders • #Araneae #Lycosidae

#Arachtober 29: yesterday in High Park, I was lurking in the shrubs and low vegetation on Hawk Hill hoping to see juncos and chickadees, looking for a spot to kneel that didn't have rabbit poop, when I came across something I've wanted to see for years—a wolf spider in a burrow! Many wolf spiders burrow, e.g. _Geolycosa_ (which I think this one might be), but I'd never actually found such a burrow myself.

The spider was small, no larger than the typical _Pardosa_ I see, and while timid it stayed at the entrance to the burrow. It was hard to get good light in there and this was the best photo I could get. I will undoubtedly go back to look for more!

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders • #Araneae #Lycosidae

#Arachtober 29: yesterday in High Park, I was lurking in the shrubs and low vegetation on Hawk Hill hoping to see juncos and chickadees, looking for a spot to kneel that didn't have rabbit poop, when I came across something I've wanted to see for years—a wolf spider in a burrow! Many wolf spiders burrow, e.g. _Geolycosa_ (which I think this one might be), but I'd never actually found such a burrow myself.

The spider was small, no larger than the typical _Pardosa_ I see, and while timid it stayed at the entrance to the burrow. It was hard to get good light in there and this was the best photo I could get. I will undoubtedly go back to look for more!

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders • #Araneae #Lycosidae

#Arachtober 12: In some interestingly fungus-covered grass in the swampy meadow by the creek just past the Oculus, I saw lots of _Pardosa_ thin-legged wolf spiders, but they were as jumpy as, well, jumping spiders and it was hard to photograph any. Here's a couple I did get!

These cute little spiders, getting up to ~1cm body length, put the lie to the common misconception that a "wolf spider" is necessarily big, hairy, and bulky. In fact the family Lycosidae has thousands of species all over the world, as varied as their habitats, from large desert burrow-dwellers to these lithe little denizens of marshy undergrowth and rocky shore.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #WolfSpiders #spiders • #Araneae #Lycosidae

#Arachtober 12: In some interestingly fungus-covered grass in the swampy meadow by the creek just past the Oculus, I saw lots of _Pardosa_ thin-legged wolf spiders, but they were as jumpy as, well, jumping spiders and it was hard to photograph any. Here's a couple I did get!

These cute little spiders, getting up to ~1cm body length, put the lie to the common misconception that a "wolf spider" is necessarily big, hairy, and bulky. In fact the family Lycosidae has thousands of species all over the world, as varied as their habitats, from large desert burrow-dwellers to these lithe little denizens of marshy undergrowth and rocky shore.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #WolfSpiders #spiders • #Araneae #Lycosidae

#Arachtober 12: In some interestingly fungus-covered grass in the swampy meadow by the creek just past the Oculus, I saw lots of _Pardosa_ thin-legged wolf spiders, but they were as jumpy as, well, jumping spiders and it was hard to photograph any. Here's a couple I did get!

These cute little spiders, getting up to ~1cm body length, put the lie to the common misconception that a "wolf spider" is necessarily big, hairy, and bulky. In fact the family Lycosidae has thousands of species all over the world, as varied as their habitats, from large desert burrow-dwellers to these lithe little denizens of marshy undergrowth and rocky shore.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #WolfSpiders #spiders • #Araneae #Lycosidae

#Arachtober 12: In some interestingly fungus-covered grass in the swampy meadow by the creek just past the Oculus, I saw lots of _Pardosa_ thin-legged wolf spiders, but they were as jumpy as, well, jumping spiders and it was hard to photograph any. Here's a couple I did get!

These cute little spiders, getting up to ~1cm body length, put the lie to the common misconception that a "wolf spider" is necessarily big, hairy, and bulky. In fact the family Lycosidae has thousands of species all over the world, as varied as their habitats, from large desert burrow-dwellers to these lithe little denizens of marshy undergrowth and rocky shore.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #WolfSpiders #spiders • #Araneae #Lycosidae

Suddenly realized what the secondhand DSLR would be perfect for at my current beginner stage: the lakeshore thin-legged wolf spiders (_Pardosa lapidicina_)!

Though it is rather late in the season, I saw plenty of females with egg sacs running around—perhaps it's been warm long enough for them to have two litters? And I found one mother carrying babies. I also include photos of two colour variants, blue-grey and yellow-brown.

The mature males I've seen are all very dark, almost black. The largest females seem to be solid colours. I wonder if they change colour based on life stage?

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #InverteFest #ArthroBeauty • #Araneae #Lycosidae

Suddenly realized what the secondhand DSLR would be perfect for at my current beginner stage: the lakeshore thin-legged wolf spiders (_Pardosa lapidicina_)!

Though it is rather late in the season, I saw plenty of females with egg sacs running around—perhaps it's been warm long enough for them to have two litters? And I found one mother carrying babies. I also include photos of two colour variants, blue-grey and yellow-brown.

The mature males I've seen are all very dark, almost black. The largest females seem to be solid colours. I wonder if they change colour based on life stage?

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #InverteFest #ArthroBeauty • #Araneae #Lycosidae

Suddenly realized what the secondhand DSLR would be perfect for at my current beginner stage: the lakeshore thin-legged wolf spiders (_Pardosa lapidicina_)!

Though it is rather late in the season, I saw plenty of females with egg sacs running around—perhaps it's been warm long enough for them to have two litters? And I found one mother carrying babies. I also include photos of two colour variants, blue-grey and yellow-brown.

The mature males I've seen are all very dark, almost black. The largest females seem to be solid colours. I wonder if they change colour based on life stage?

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #InverteFest #ArthroBeauty • #Araneae #Lycosidae

Suddenly realized what the secondhand DSLR would be perfect for at my current beginner stage: the lakeshore thin-legged wolf spiders (_Pardosa lapidicina_)!

Though it is rather late in the season, I saw plenty of females with egg sacs running around—perhaps it's been warm long enough for them to have two litters? And I found one mother carrying babies. I also include photos of two colour variants, blue-grey and yellow-brown.

The mature males I've seen are all very dark, almost black. The largest females seem to be solid colours. I wonder if they change colour based on life stage?

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #InverteFest #ArthroBeauty • #Araneae #Lycosidae

This thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) I spotted today was so confident in its camouflage it didn't even bother running.

#DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

This thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) I spotted today was so confident in its camouflage it didn't even bother running.

#DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

This thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) I spotted today was so confident in its camouflage it didn't even bother running.

#DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

This thin-legged wolf spider (_Pardosa_) I spotted today was so confident in its camouflage it didn't even bother running.

#DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae

Went down to the lake this afternoon to hang out with the _Pardosa_ wolf spiders. Young spiders, females with egg sacs, females with babies, mature males courting—everyone's out and enjoying the sun!

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

Went down to the lake this afternoon to hang out with the _Pardosa_ wolf spiders. Young spiders, females with egg sacs, females with babies, mature males courting—everyone's out and enjoying the sun!

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

Went down to the lake this afternoon to hang out with the _Pardosa_ wolf spiders. Young spiders, females with egg sacs, females with babies, mature males courting—everyone's out and enjoying the sun!

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

Went down to the lake this afternoon to hang out with the _Pardosa_ wolf spiders. Young spiders, females with egg sacs, females with babies, mature males courting—everyone's out and enjoying the sun!

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #WolfSpiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

A ballooning wolf spider from down by the lake the other day! I like how in the third picture you can see its little claws hanging on to the silk strung between a gap in the railing.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

A ballooning wolf spider from down by the lake the other day! I like how in the third picture you can see its little claws hanging on to the silk strung between a gap in the railing.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

A ballooning wolf spider from down by the lake the other day! I like how in the third picture you can see its little claws hanging on to the silk strung between a gap in the railing.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

A ballooning wolf spider from down by the lake the other day! I like how in the third picture you can see its little claws hanging on to the silk strung between a gap in the railing.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #SpiderBehaviour

Went on a walk to Trillium Park today and, to my surprise, the _Pardosa_ were out in force, as if it were spring. They were sunning themselves on the rocks by the lake, many with their front legs tucked up in a rather cute "catloaf" kind of pose.

As much as I like spending time with the wolf spiders, I would much rather everything still be cold and barren and the spiders dormant under the rocks.

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #Pardosa

Went on a walk to Trillium Park today and, to my surprise, the _Pardosa_ were out in force, as if it were spring. They were sunning themselves on the rocks by the lake, many with their front legs tucked up in a rather cute "catloaf" kind of pose.

As much as I like spending time with the wolf spiders, I would much rather everything still be cold and barren and the spiders dormant under the rocks.

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #Pardosa

Went on a walk to Trillium Park today and, to my surprise, the _Pardosa_ were out in force, as if it were spring. They were sunning themselves on the rocks by the lake, many with their front legs tucked up in a rather cute "catloaf" kind of pose.

As much as I like spending time with the wolf spiders, I would much rather everything still be cold and barren and the spiders dormant under the rocks.

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #Pardosa

Went on a walk to Trillium Park today and, to my surprise, the _Pardosa_ were out in force, as if it were spring. They were sunning themselves on the rocks by the lake, many with their front legs tucked up in a rather cute "catloaf" kind of pose.

As much as I like spending time with the wolf spiders, I would much rather everything still be cold and barren and the spiders dormant under the rocks.

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Araneae #Lycosidae #Pardosa

I don't know what possessed me to go to Trillium Park today of all days. Oh well. There are still plenty of _Pardosa_ wolf spiders to be found, but the place belongs to the grass spiders (_Agelenopsis_) now.

Many people mix up wolf and grass spiders; click through for comparison pictures and helpful alt text.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Agelenidae #Lycosidae #Araneidae #OntarioPlace #macro

I don't know what possessed me to go to Trillium Park today of all days. Oh well. There are still plenty of _Pardosa_ wolf spiders to be found, but the place belongs to the grass spiders (_Agelenopsis_) now.

Many people mix up wolf and grass spiders; click through for comparison pictures and helpful alt text.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Agelenidae #Lycosidae #Araneidae #OntarioPlace #macro

I don't know what possessed me to go to Trillium Park today of all days. Oh well. There are still plenty of _Pardosa_ wolf spiders to be found, but the place belongs to the grass spiders (_Agelenopsis_) now.

Many people mix up wolf and grass spiders; click through for comparison pictures and helpful alt text.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Agelenidae #Lycosidae #Araneidae #OntarioPlace #macro

I don't know what possessed me to go to Trillium Park today of all days. Oh well. There are still plenty of _Pardosa_ wolf spiders to be found, but the place belongs to the grass spiders (_Agelenopsis_) now.

Many people mix up wolf and grass spiders; click through for comparison pictures and helpful alt text.

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #spiders #Araneae #Agelenidae #Lycosidae #Araneidae #OntarioPlace #macro

New Travis McEnery video!!! This one's about the wolf spider _Trochosa ruricola_: https://youtu.be/V2G88ExUtvc

#spiders #WolfSpiders #SciComm #Araneae #Lycosidae

New Travis McEnery video!!! This one's about the wolf spider _Trochosa ruricola_: https://youtu.be/V2G88ExUtvc

#spiders #WolfSpiders #SciComm #Araneae #Lycosidae

New Travis McEnery video!!! This one's about the wolf spider _Trochosa ruricola_: https://youtu.be/V2G88ExUtvc

#spiders #WolfSpiders #SciComm #Araneae #Lycosidae