Wolf spiders are an incredibly common spider worldwide with 2400 described species that range in many different habitats, vary in size and coloration, have incredible eyesight and hunt by ambushing, chasing, pouncing and or tackling its prey. In fact, wolf spiders are classified to the Lycosidae family of arachnids, so named after the Greek word (from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos)) for wolf due characteristic hunting tactics of the two species.