Gladicosa gulosa (the drumming sword wolf spider ) is a type of wolf spider found, among other habits, in Beech-Maple forests of the US and Canada, where the spider can be found in the plant strata of ground, herb or shrub.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Drumming Sword Wolf Spider being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Alopecosa kochi
- Schizocosa retrorsa
- Hogna frondicola
- Gladicosa pulchra
- Bowie yaeyamensis
- Alopecosa inquilina
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Lycosidae
- Genus
- Gladicosa
- Species
- Gladicosa gulosa
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