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wolf spider vs. tarantula

wolf spider

noun

any of numerous ground spiders of the family Lycosidae, including the southern European tarantula, Lycosa taretula, that hunt their prey instead of using a web.

tarantula

[tuh-ran-chuh-luh] / təˈræn tʃə lə /

noun

plural

tarantulas, tarantulae

any of several large, hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae, as Aphonopelma chalcodes, of the southwestern U.S., having a painful but not highly venomous bite.
any of various related spiders.
a large wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, of southern Europe, having a bite once thought to be the cause of tarantism.