Wolf spider

Come on.

I mean, and particularly wolf spider season.

Came home from a little walk yesterday, sat down on my couch in my living room, looked down at sort of the l- you know, baseboard, and there was, the size of a cat-

[laughs]

... a wolf spider.

[laughs]

Yeah.

You can't believe that's a real spider in your house.

Finally, turn into the wood and look carefully on the ground, especially where last year's leaves are still lying.

You are certain to see a few, and may very likely see countless myriads, of sober-colored, rapidly moving wolf spiders, Lycosidae, roaming in quest of food.

No stay-at-homes these, but rovers, trusting to speed and agility and not to guile for their food supply.

All the spiders we have observed so far are in active pursuit of their daily business, but if we turn over stones or logs or look under sheets of loose bark, we shall find others quiescent for the moment, but waiting for nightfall to begin their operations.

And first of all, note that it is a veritable race congress of spiders.

The most varied groups are represented.

Wolf spiders, Lycosidae, which under ordinary circumstances rarely leave the ground, are found in company with crab spiders, Thomisidae, jumping spiders, Attidae, as well as Apyridae and Therididae, of which we already know something.

They have only one thing in common.