Lycosa tarantula: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lycosa tarantula lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lycosa tarantula
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Lycosidae

Where does the lycosa tarantula live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lycosa tarantula in 4 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the lycosa tarantula?

The lycosa tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Lycosidae, genus Lycosa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lycosa tarantula

Lycosa tarantula is the species originally known as the tarantula, a name that nowadays in English commonly refers to spiders in another family entirely, the Theraphosidae. It now may be better called the tarantula wolf spider, being in the wolf spider family, the Lycosidae. L. tarantula is a large species found in southern Europe, especially in the Apulia region of Italy and near the city of Taranto, from which it gets its name.

Historical superstition has it that the spider's bite can produce severe symptoms called tarantism.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lycosa tarantula (revision 1380420583), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1317090 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).