Steinpress, Igor Armiach;Cohen, Mira;Pétillon, Julien;Chipman, Ariel D.;Gavish-Regev, Efrat
Species
ground spiders
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyLycosidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded915,257
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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. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or chasing it over short distances; others wait for passing prey in or near the mouth of a burrow.