Wadicosa fidelis is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. It has a very wide distribution across the Old World, ranging from Macaronesia and North Africa through Southern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, and the Middle East to Central Asia, China, Japan, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Wadicosa fidelis 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
- Arctosa maculata
- Pardosa astrigera
- Pardosa milvina
- Pardosa hortensis
- Pardosa mercurialis
- Pardosa sumatrana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Lycosidae
- Genus
- Wadicosa
- Species
- Wadicosa fidelis
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