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wolf spider
wolf spider (Rabidosa hentzi)
Illinois Status: common, native
Photo © Hank Guarisco
Features and Behaviors
FEATURES
The cephalothorax is light brown. There is a white or yellow streak in the middle of the cephalothorax that extends past the eyes. The abdomen Is light brown, too, with streaks and spots in the midline of the upper side.
BEHAVIORS
This species normally lives on the ground, but it does climb into vegetation and is the only wolf spider to do so.
Illinois Range
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Lycosidae
Habitats
Woodland Habitats
deciduous forests
Prairie and Edge Habitats
black soil prairie; edge; hill prairie; shrub prairie
