Lycosidae – Hoggicosa forresti – Wolf Spider

Class Arachnida; Order Araneae; Infraorder Araneomorphae; Family Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders); Scientific name: Hoggicosa forresti; Common name: Wolf Spider – Female consuming an ant - Distribution in Australia: semi-arid and arid areas of southern half of Western Australia, much of South Australia, and the southernmost part of the Northern Territory - Photographed: in September, in Banks Rock area of Great Western Woodlands, Western Australia.