Miami Wolf Spider Hogna

The Miami Wolf spider Hogna miami is the most regularly available wolf spider species in the hobby. It occurs from Ohio and Pennsylvania south to Florida as described on Bugguide.

Available specimens will vary in size with legspan measuring somewhere around 3/4 to 1.5 inches. This species is likely to grow to around a 2 inch legspan.

Here is a video that shows eye shine in wolf spiders. Jump up to the 58:17 mark to skip all my Q&A babbling…