My brother in law told me how to spot a #wolfspider at night and bloody hell, the world (where we are staying tonight...) is nothing but #wolfSpiders and sand.

Redecorated a classroom terrarium this afternoon. Some of the materials I had originally planned on using didn't work out, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The wolf spider seems happy with it though 🤷‍♂️. #terrarium #terrariumplants #wolfspider #lycosidae #spiders #spidersofmastodon #SpidersOfTheFediverse

Rehoused one of the wolf spiders into a more natural enclosure. This is one of the spiders that was found in my school building, but it was already too chilly to relocate him back outside. #spiders #spidersofmastodon #wolfspider #lycosidae #hognacarolinensis

#Arachtober 13th

Thin-legged Wolf Spider (Pardosa sp.)

#Spider #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #WolfSpider #Arachnid #Arachnids #Spiders #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Arthropod #Arthropods #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

#Arachtober 12th

Little Banded Wolf Spider (Pardosa modica)

#Spider #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #WolfSpider #Arachnid #Arachnids #Spiders #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Arthropod #Arthropods #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

Hogna antelucana #Arachtober 9
Different species of wolf spider from yesterday. Far more common around here in South Texas, USA. Yet they don't have a common name. I can find bunches of these in my yard most any night.
#spider #wolfspider #arachnid #macrophotography #naturephotography #stereogram

#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

Rabid Wolf Spider (Rabidosa rabida) - #Arachtober 8
Not as bad as it sounds. It doesn't mean it has rabies. The Rabida scientific name from Latin translates to extremely violent, furious, or unfavorable behavior. Found in South Texas, USA.
#spider #wolfspider #arachnid #macrophotography #naturephotography

This guy got a little lost and ended up in the cafeteria. Scooped him up, gave him a snack, and found a good spot to put him in the field behind the school. Hope he finds a girlfriend. #spiders #arachnid #SpidersOfTheFediverse #spidersofmastodon #hognacarolinensis #wolfspider

One of the janitors and the principal brought me a wolf spider they found in the school. A male. Pretty dehydrated. I offered him some water and a bit of food. #spiders #spidersofmastodon #SpidersOfTheFediverse #wolfspider

Sad, but interesting find today when I was moving a bookshelf in my classroom. Saw the wolf spider with egg sac at first. Picked it up for a closer look and then noticed the brown recluse feeding on it! #spiders #spidersofmastodon #SpidersOfTheFediverse #wolfspider #brownrecluse #arachnids #arachnidsofmastodon

#NewSpecies!
New wolf spider from #kenya just snuck in:

Spiniculosa albida

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/522587A2-356A-920A-00F2-986EFE479950
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.4
#Zootaxa #SpiniculosaAlbida

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids #spider #wolfspider #wolf

July Observations part 2:
A Clynotis severus (looking very cute and fluffy while eating another spider), another Isopeda villosa, a Paropsis, and an Artoria.

#jumpingspider #salticidae #HuntsmanSpider #entomology #arachnology #australia #nature #photography #invertebrates #beetles #wolfspider #arachnids #insects #bugs

#NewSpecies!
New wolf spider from #china just snuck in:

Sinartoria dui

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C7EAF53D-FFF8-50D3-9734-DBEAC45D7D04
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1244.149186
#ZooKeys #SinartoriaDui

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids #spider #wolfspider #wolf

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