---
title: "Missouri Burrowing Wolf Spider"
description: "Geolycosa missouriensis — Insectes et araignées. Geolycosa missouriensis, the burrowing wolf spider, is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/missouri-burrowing-wolf-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Missouri Burrowing Wolf Spider

> Geolycosa missouriensis — Insectes et araignées. Geolycosa missouriensis, the burrowing wolf spider, is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae.

- Scientific name: *Geolycosa missouriensis*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 445
- Wikidata: [Q2573135](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2573135)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153795](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153795)

## Names

- en: Missouri Burrowing Wolf Spider

## Countries with the most observations

US (136), CA (19)

## Summary

Geolycosa missouriensis, the burrowing wolf spider, is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. They are most active in summer and hunt similar to the trapdoor spiders, lying in wait in their burrows until they sense the arrival of prey through vibrations in the ground.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geolycosa_missouriensis

## Photo

![Missouri Burrowing Wolf Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/missouri-burrowing-wolf-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tyler · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190261159

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/missouri-burrowing-wolf-spider?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).