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== Ecology == | == Ecology == | ||
[[Image:Wolf_spider%27s_lair.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A wolf spider's lair]] | [[Image:Wolf_spider%27s_lair.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A wolf spider's lair]] | ||
Species of wolf spiders are found in a variety of different habitats all over the world. Although they are most often thought of to live in hot, dry areas, wolf spiders can actually be found in places with extreme climate like the Arctic. | |||
Common household pest in the fall when they are looking for a warm place to overwinter. They are commonly found around doors, windows, house plants, basements, garages, and in almost all terrestrial habitats. | Common household pest in the fall when they are looking for a warm place to overwinter. They are commonly found around doors, windows, house plants, basements, garages, and in almost all terrestrial habitats. | ||
Wolf spiders are found throughout Australia. They are robust, agile hunters which live on the ground in leaf litter or burrows. They are often found in lawns and gardens. Wolf spiders are the spiders most commonly seen during the day running across the ground. In fact they are among the most active spiders during the daytime in California. These predators move swiftly from one place to the next, searching for prey in the daytime as well as at night. Their vision is excellent as is their sense of touch. Habitat Hot dry areas - gardens, bark, litter. Common in open country and desert. Wolf spiders are the spiders most commonly seen during the day running across the ground. In fact they are among the most active spiders during the daytime in California. | Wolf spiders are found throughout Australia. They are robust, agile hunters which live on the ground in leaf litter or burrows. They are often found in lawns and gardens. Wolf spiders are the spiders most commonly seen during the day running across the ground. In fact they are among the most active spiders during the daytime in California. These predators move swiftly from one place to the next, searching for prey in the daytime as well as at night. Their vision is excellent as is their sense of touch. Habitat Hot dry areas - gardens, bark, litter. Common in open country and desert. Wolf spiders are the spiders most commonly seen during the day running across the ground. In fact they are among the most active spiders during the daytime in California. | ||
