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Spotted Wolf Spider

Pardosa amentata

Classification

Order
Araneae
Family
Lycosidae

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.

Distribution

Martien van den Heuvel · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 191United Kingdom · 173Netherlands · 34Belgium · 29Switzerland · 25France · 14Luxembourg · 2Italy · 1