Wolf spider's (Lycosidae) nest

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Thessaly, Larissa, Olympus mt
Photo taken by:
Trichas, A.
Photo taken date:
April 2007

Spiders

Arachnids

Animals

Arthropods

Phrygana diorama

Shrubland of Crete (Greece) diorama

Photo of a Wolf spider's (Lycosidae) nest. Many wolf spider species live in burrows in the ground constructed at their edge with small branches or in various other ways. Most species hide deep in the nest during daytime and come at the top in the evening in order to hunt their preys.