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title: "Gewone zandwolfspin"
description: "Arctosa perita — Insecten en spinnen. Arctosa perita, also known as the sand bear spider, is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/sand-bear-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gewone zandwolfspin

> Arctosa perita — Insecten en spinnen. Arctosa perita, also known as the sand bear spider, is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae.

- Scientific name: *Arctosa perita*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1658
- Wikidata: [Q4186054](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4186054)
- iNaturalist taxon: [130387](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/130387)

## Names

- en: Sand Bear Spider
- de: Bunter Sandwühlwolf
- fr: Arctosa des sables
- nl: Gewone zandwolfspin

## Countries with the most observations

DK (284), GB (158), FR (131), CA (129), DE (123), PT (75), NL (62), PL (54), ES (48), US (47), SE (13), BE (12)

## Summary

Arctosa perita, also known as the sand bear spider, is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. They are native to Europe, North Africa, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Russia, however they have also been introduced into Canada. They live on dry, sandy soils or coastal dunes, where they create their burrows.

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

## Photo

![Gewone zandwolfspin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sand-bear-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: pete_gateley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62995716

## Machine access

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