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Species of wolf spiders are found in a variety of different habitats all over the world. They are ground-dwellers and do not make webs. Although public opinion is that wolf spiders are confined to hot and dry areas, wolf spiders have actually been found in places with an extremely cold climate like the Arctic. They are abundant in alpine and prairie areas. They live mostly on inland regions and generally have very specific microhabitat preferences. For example, their preferences could be as general as a cold climate to a stream-side gravel bed. The wolf spider does not build a web. Instead it either wanders and retreats in vegetation or it builds a silk-lined burrow.[http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html#wolf] Some of their burrows are open while others have a trapdoor made of leaf litter or grass and silk. Each species has a different type of burrow to help it survive certain conditions. For example, the arid zone species will build turrets to keep floodwaters out.[http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheets/wolf_spiders.htm] Wolf spiders often come indoors seeking warmth in the winter. Many people discover them around doors, plants, and basements. Most often however, the wolf spiders are spotted in gardens or scurrying across the ground in search of prey. Mostly during the night and sometimes during the day, the wolf spider is seen scurrying across the ground in search of prey.[http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/spiderswolf.htm]