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, ...

Escaping what likely was a flooded burrow next to some shrubs that were being watered Wednesday morning, a wolf spider — one the thousands of species in the family Lycosidae — walked up a brick wall ...

Wolf spiders (Lycosa Sp.) such as this one have great eyesight thanks to their two large forward-facing eyes plus six more! Instead of making webs to catch prey, wolf spiders are solitary hunters that ...