Gladicosa gulosa is a type of wolf spider

Wolf spider

Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae, from the Ancient Greek word "" meaning "wolf". They are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short...

 found in Beech-Maple forest

Beech-maple forest

A beech-maple forest is a climax mesic closed canopy hardwood forest. It is primarily composed of American Beech and Sugar Maple trees which co-dominate the forest and which are the pinnacle of plant succession in their range...

s where the spider can be found in the plant strata of ground, herb or shrub. It is not one of the more common wolf spiders.

Use in Pop Culture

In the style of Gary Larson

Gary Larson

Gary Larson is the creator of The Far Side, a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to newspapers for 15 years. The series ended with Larson's retirement on January 1, 1995. His 23 books of collected cartoons have combined sales of more than 45 million...

, Mark Tatulli

Mark Tatulli

Mark Tatulli is a comic artist and film maker. He is the recipient of three Emmy Awards,. He works for Center City Film & Video...

 referenced the spider in his comic strip Liō

Lio

Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

. In the strip, a jar labeled Lycosa gulosa is empty and a man (Liō's father) is walking away with the spider clinging to his back.