12 Types of Wolf Spiders in Maine
12 types of wolf spiders have a verified observation record in Maine. The most frequently recorded are Stone Spider, Drumming Sword Wolf Spider and Forest Wolf Spider. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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12 types of wolf spiders have a verified observation record in Maine. The most frequently recorded are Stone Spider, Drumming Sword Wolf Spider and Forest Wolf Spider. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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12 types of wolf spiders recorded in Maine
12 wolf spider species have a verified observation record in Maine, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.
1 of the 12 shown is recorded as introduced to Maine rather than native.
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Plus 15 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
The Stone Spider (Pardosa lapidicina) is the most commonly recorded, with 190 verified observations, about 23% of all wolf spiders reported in Maine. If you spot a wolf spider here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Maine also hosts less common wolf spiders such as Rustic Wolf Spider, Shoreline Wolf Spider and Shiny Wolf Spider, each recorded fewer than 100 times. These are the species worth a second look when you are out, since a sighting is more notable.
Not every one of these is originally from here. Rustic Wolf Spider is recorded by iNaturalist as introduced in Maine rather than native, so it arrived with human help rather than on its own.