The scary-looking, ominously-named wolf spider is actually a beneficial insect. Wolf spiders belong to the class Arachnida and are members of the family Lycosidae (derived from the Greek word lycos, ...

A wolf spider carries recently hatched babies on her back while sunning on a rock in Olathe, Kansas. The Kansas City Star North Carolina is home to more than 1,200 species of animals, including ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its own official state spider? It’s the largest of its species and one of the biggest in the state. If caught off guard, spotting this arachnid in person might be ...

As the weather heats up in the summertime, wolf spiders hunting for their prey might be making a space in your home. Encountering one of these spiders, which can range in size from a half inch to two ...

Third-grader Skyler Hutto led the effort to make the Carolina Wolf Spider the official arachnid of South Carolina. Wolf spiders eat cockroaches, ants and flies. Wolf spiders have eight eyes, and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered what some of the largest spiders in South Carolina might look like? If you haven’t before, you might be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Carolinians who are proud of where they live may not realize they've been killing the state spider, often mistaken for the ...