#4365 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Radiated Wolf Spider

Hogna radiata

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Raphaël Grellety · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Ferran Turmo Gort · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Martin Galli · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Ferran Turmo Gort · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. © Martin Galli · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Ioannis Magouras · CC BY 4.0
8. © Martin Galli · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Martin Galli · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © Martin Galli · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Hogna radiata is a species of wolf spider present in South Europe (from the middle of France), north Africa and Central Asia (N. I. Platnick). This species is wandering, hunting smaller insects less than 20% of its own size. Found on grass, parks, and forests.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 18,816iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
18,816 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Pierre André Latreille in 1817 (209 years ago).