Rabid Wolf Spider
Scientific name: Rabidosa rabida (Walckenaer, 1837)
Overview
Rabidosa rabida, also known as the rabid wolf spider, is a species of spiders from the family Lycosidae, native to North America. In the United States it is found from Maine to Florida and west to Texas.
From the Wikipedia article “Rabidosa rabida”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Canada, USA, Mexico; USA.
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The World Spider Catalog.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — names in other languages. Q4177688, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Rabidosa rabida”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — Trevor Clarke, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026