#4270 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Spotted Wolf Spider

🇳🇱 Tuinwolfspin ·Pardosa amentata

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

1. © Radu Teodoreanu · CC BY 4.0
2. © pavouk · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. 3274 Heinenoord, Nederland:© Ronald.S · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Groningen, Groningen, Nederland:© Rainer Breitling · CC BY 4.0
5. 2623 Delft, Nederland:© Martin · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Meppel, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Nijmegen-Midden, Nijmegen, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. 1792 BD Oudeschild, Nederland:© Hybodus · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Voorschoten, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Ooij, Nederland:© 05gi02el03 · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Pardosa amentata , otherwise known as the wolf spider or spotted wolf spider is a species of spider in the genus Pardosa belonging to the family of wolf spiders, Lycosidae. The species has a widespread distribution in central Europe and northwestern Europe and are commonly found on the British Isles. The species hunts its prey on the ground rather than weaving a web.

base stats

NL sightings 24iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,623iNaturalist 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).