12 Types of Wolf Spiders in Rhode Island
12 types of wolf spiders have a verified observation record in Rhode Island. The most frequently recorded are Drumming Sword Wolf Spider, Stone Spider and Wetland Giant 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 Rhode Island. The most frequently recorded are Drumming Sword Wolf Spider, Stone Spider and Wetland Giant 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 Rhode Island
12 wolf spider species have a verified observation record in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island rather than native.
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Plus 15 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
The Drumming Sword Wolf Spider (Gladicosa gulosa) is the most commonly recorded, with 85 verified observations, about 20% of all wolf spiders reported in Rhode Island. If you spot a wolf spider here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Rhode Island also hosts less common wolf spiders such as Drumming Sword Wolf Spider, Stone Spider and Wetland Giant 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 Rhode Island rather than native, so it arrived with human help rather than on its own.