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<p>We fear their bite, get tangled in their webs and are inclined to squish them when they crawl inside our house.</p><p>Still, spiders are beneficial and perhaps a bit more complex, not to mention interesting. Each week, we&#8217;ll join Misericordia University assistant biology professor Dr. Larry Corpus, who has studied entomology at universities in California, Washington and Kansas.</p><p>We&#8217;ll join Corpus in the field in Luzerne County to delve into the world of spider species that likely inhabit your backyard, basement and any forgotten corner where they can weave a web. Visit us each week to see what species we found next and check out a video on each spider on timesleader.com.</p><p><strong>Spider of the week</strong></p><p><strong>Common name:</strong> Wolf spider</p><p><strong>Family:</strong> lycosidae</p><p><strong>Size:</strong> 3/4 to 1 inch</p><p><strong>Overview:</strong> Wolf spiders have an intimidating appearance with thick, sturdy legs and a bulky abdomen. But they&#8217;re really nothing to fear, preferring to use their speed to flee rather than stay and bite when confronted. Still, wolf spiders are among the largest in the state and they are aggressive hunters. While they do spin webs to hide in, they hunt their prey by running it down and attacking. Wolf spiders hunt mainly at night and are commonly found residing in their webs in the corners of basement walls, piles of wood or even among rocks.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p>To see video of the wolf spider, visit the online version of this story on timesleader.com.</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><videoMeta><p><table class="mceItemTable" style="border:none;width:98%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoID:</td><td id="videoid" style="width:50em;font-size:90%;">JCIhSo_5NJc</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoType:</td><td id="videotype" style="font-size:90%;">YOUTUBE</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">URL:</td><td id="url" style="font-size:90%;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCIhSo_5NJc&amp;feature=youtu.be</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Embed String:</td><td id="videoembedstring" style="font-size:90%;">&lt;iframe width=&#8221;560&#8221; height=&#8221;315&#8221; src=&#8221;https://www.youtube.com/embed/JCIhSo_5NJc&#8221; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8221; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Caption:</td><td id="videocaption" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Credit:</td><td id="videocredit" style="font-size:90%;">Aimee Dilger | Times Leader</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Position:</td><td id="videoposition" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="margin-top:10px;font-size:70%;color:#555;">(use the &#8220;for files&#8230;&#8221; link above to associate attached files with this source)</p></videoMeta></div>

Inside the web: a weekly look at spider species of NEPA