Spiny false wolf spider

Zoropsid spiders (Zoropsidae)

Spiny false wolf spider (Zoropsis spinimana)

Web: The Spiny false wolf spiders doesn’t make a web, but is an active and visual hunter.  

Habitat: Mainly in and around houses. In Southern-Europe underneath stones, bark. Hunts at night.

How to recognize:

• large spider
• yellow brown to grey brown colour
• abdomen with black cardiac mark that looks constricted
• cephalothorax with complex and light markings
• annulated legs

Looks similar to:

• looks at first sight like a large wolf spider. However, large wolf spiders will almost never be found in or near houses..

Size

♀: 10-19 mm

♂: 10-13 mm

When?

♀: throughout the year

♂: throughout the year