🪲Hogna carolinensis

Hogna carolinensis (Walckenaer, 1805)

Hogna carolinensis, commonly-known as the Carolina wolf spider and giant wolf spider, is found across North America. It is the largest of the wolf spiders in North America, typically measuring at 18–20 mm (0.7–0.8 in) for males and 22–35 mm (0.9–1.4 in) for females.

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Carolina Wolf Spider

Conservation status

Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Hogna carolinensis yet.

Key measurements

Body mass: not recorded
Body length: 0.02 m
Shoulder height: not recorded
Top speed: not recorded
Bite force: not recorded
Maximum lifespan: not recorded

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Everything we know about the Hogna carolinensis

Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.

Body length

0.02 maverage0.02–0.02 m · range across sexes

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Species-level value synthesised as the mean of: female, male.

By sex

Female0.03 mWorld Spider Trait DatabasePekar et al. 2021, Database 2021:baab064Spiders of Canada; Dondale & Redner 1990
Female0.02 mWorld Spider Trait DatabasePekar et al. 2021, Database 2021:baab064Spiders of Canada; Dondale & Redner 1990
Male0.02 mWorld Spider Trait DatabasePekar et al. 2021, Database 2021:baab064Spiders of Canada; Dondale & Redner 1990

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Hogna carolinensis yet: body mass, shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.

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kingdomMetazoa
phylumArthropoda
subphylumChelicerata
orderSpiders · Araneae
suborderAraneomorphae
familyLycosidae
genusHogna

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