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Step 1
Note that a Carolina Wolf Spider's color ranges from gray to brown. The abdomen may have a darker stripe along the midline and the females are slightly paler than the males. Females have a sparse covering of gray hair.
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Step 2
Measure the legspan. The Carolina Wolf is very similar to other wolf spiders except for the size. The body length for females can exceed 1 inch with a leg span of 4 inches. The males have a maximum body length of ¾ inch. This species has a pair of larger forward-facing eyes and a pair of oversized fangs.
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Step 3
Feed your Carolina Wolf Spider more often than other spiders. It is a voracious predator that hunts almost exclusively at night. It generally does not ambush but actively chases down its prey and crushes it with its powerful fangs.
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Step 4
Watch for a burrowing Carolina Wolf Spider. She usually does this only to lay her egg sac in and will guard it until the spiderlings hatch.
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Step 5
Look for the Carolina Wolf Spider in the wild throughout the northern United States and southern Canada. They live on the open ground in fields.
