Georgia Wolf Spider

Tigrosa georgicola · Order: Araneae · Family: Lycosidae

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Georgia Wolf Spider
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY

The Georgia wolf spider belongs to the wolf spider family Lycosidae. It lives on the forest floor of deciduous woodlands. It is native only to the southeastern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 26 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Maryland, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Georgia Wolf Spider photo 3
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Georgia Wolf Spider photo 4
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Georgia Wolf Spider photo 5
Photo: Jessica Williams, CC BY
Georgia Wolf Spider photo 6
Photo: Will Kuhn, CC BY

Questions people ask

Where does the Georgia wolf spider live?

It lives on the forest floor of deciduous woodlands.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Lycosidae)

Rabid Wolf SpiderRabid Wolf SpiderRabidosa rabidaCan biteWetland Giant Wolf SpiderWetland Giant Wolf SpiderTigrosa helluoCan biteCarolina Wolf SpiderCarolina Wolf SpiderHogna carolinensisCan biteRadiated Wolf SpiderRadiated Wolf SpiderHogna radiataTigrosa annexaTigrosa annexaTigrosa annexaKoch's Wolf SpiderKoch's Wolf SpiderAlopecosa kochi

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrosa_georgicola

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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