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, ...

This video captures a close interaction with one of the largest wolf spiders found in the United States. Rather than dramatics, it focuses on behavior, stress response, and movement. The footage shows ...

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 ...

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 ...

The creepies just keep on crawling. First, there was a waterscorpion spotted in the window of a home in Summerland, a couple weeks ago. Now, there is a big arachnid spotted in Phillip Kennedy's ...

South Carolinians who are proud of where they live may not realize they've been killing the state spider, often mistaken for the brown recluse. The Carolina wolf spider was designated the official ...