Wolf spiders have a reputation for being intimidating, and it’s easy to see why. They’re fast, hairy, and large enough to make anyone jump when one scurries across the floor. In Australia and the ...

A wolf spider covered in hatchlings is captured in this week’s reader photo. THIS WOLF SPIDER MUM, covered in her young, was discovered in a field by AG reader Fiona Ford, from Collombatti in NSW. “I ...

Wolf spiders (Lycosidae) and tarantulas (Theraphosidae) are both maligned and feared throughout the world. They are venomous, as are almost all spiders. Their venom helps them subdue prey, but neither ...

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they’d ever seen. Fittingly named Hemsworth, the spider ...