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title: "Pond Wolf Spider"
description: "Pardosa pseudoannulata — Insecten en spinnen. Pardosa pseudoannulata, a member of a group of species referred to as wolf-spiders, is a non-web-building spider belonging to the family Lycosidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/pond-wolf-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Pond Wolf Spider

> Pardosa pseudoannulata — Insecten en spinnen. Pardosa pseudoannulata, a member of a group of species referred to as wolf-spiders, is a non-web-building spider belonging to the family Lycosidae.

- Scientific name: *Pardosa pseudoannulata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `farm` (Boerderij)
- iNaturalist observations: 2581
- Wikidata: [Q4173376](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4173376)
- iNaturalist taxon: [325487](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/325487)

## Names

- en: Pond Wolf Spider

## Countries with the most observations

IN (52), JP (37), TW (35), CN (33), HK (22), SG (12), TH (9), BD (8), MO (4), ID (3), MM (3)

## Summary

Pardosa pseudoannulata, a member of a group of species referred to as wolf-spiders, is a non-web-building spider belonging to the family Lycosidae. P. pseudoannulata are wandering spiders that track and ambush prey and display sexual cannibalism. They are commonly encountered in farmlands across China and other East Asian countries. Their venom has properties that helps it function as an effective insecticide, and it is, therefore, a crucial pesticide control agent.

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

## Photo

![Pond Wolf Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pond-wolf-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hanwen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/293112582

## Machine access

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