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wolf spider: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: World Animal Rescue Network - Wolf Spider. Oct 25, 2026
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at University of South Florida - Sex, size and behavior in wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidea), May 2011(PDF). Jan 16, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Species composition of shoreline wolf spider communities vary with salinity, but their diets vary with wrack inflow. Nov 21, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Microbiology - Diversity and Function of Wolf Spider Gut Microbiota Revealed by Shotgun Metagenomics. Aug 29, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC Research Notes - The brain transcriptome of the wolf spider, Schizocosa ocreata. Jul 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Virginia Cooperative Extension - Wolf Spiders and Nursery Web Spiders (PDF). May 23, 2025
Added information about endangered species and added a taxonomic box. Feb 10, 2025
Add new Web site: Idaho Fish and Game - Wolf Spider. Aug 20, 2024
Add new Web site: ScholarWorks at UARK - Maternal Care as Exhibited by Wolf Spiders (PDF). Jun 24, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Kentucky Entomology - Wolf Spiders. Feb 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Conservation - Wolf Spider. Dec 28, 2023
Add new Web site: The Spruce - Wolf Spider: Facts, Appearance, Behavior, and More. Oct 19, 2023
Add new Web site: The Australian Museum - Wolf Spiders. Aug 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - Wolf spiders: Behavior, bites and other facts. Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Effects of Wolf Spiders’ Captive Environment on Their Locomotor and Exploratory Behaviours. Apr 30, 2023
Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Wolf Spider. Jan 16, 2023
Updated the species count and noted that the Deserta Island wolf spider, Hogna ingens, is the largest wolf spider in the world. Sep 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Wildscreen Arkive - Wolf spider. Jan 06, 2014
Added image of wolf spider eating a centipede. May 27, 2011
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Wolf Spider. Jul 22, 2010
Media added. Aug 21, 2008
Added new Web site: The Australian Museum Online - Wolf Spiders. Dec 11, 2007
Media added. Oct 05, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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