Wetland Giant Wolf Spider (Tigrosa helluo)
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SpidersIn Portage County, Ohio

Wetland Giant Wolf Spider

Tigrosa helluo (Walckenaer, 1837)

Wetland Giant Wolf Spider in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae
Family
Lycosidae
Genus
Tigrosa
Near Portage County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (12)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (62)
  • Recorded, season not shown (13)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Wetland Giant Wolf Spider by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County80 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County35 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County59 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County86 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Portage County

Not enough evidence

Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap. Based on 39 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Portage County · records of all species each week, 31,804 in all

Records per week from 39 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Wetland Giant Wolf Spider in Portage County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Wetland Giant Wolf SpiderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100044
Jan 11–170056
Jan 18–240031
Jan 25–310067
Feb 1–70066
Feb 8–140074
Feb 15–210072
Feb 22–280080
Mar 1–700109
Mar 8–1400146
Mar 15–2100152
Mar 22–2800140
Mar 29 – Apr 411277
Apr 5–1151451
Apr 12–1871648
Apr 19–2511641
Apr 26 – May 200849
May 3–9001,174
May 10–1611788
May 17–23001,091
May 24–3000753
May 31 – Jun 600782
Jun 7–13111,242
Jun 14–20111,568
Jun 21–27111,383
Jun 28 – Jul 4111,344
Jul 5–11001,357
Jul 12–18001,310
Jul 19–25321,431
Jul 26 – Aug 1001,439
Aug 2–8111,037
Aug 9–15001,056
Aug 16–22001,145
Aug 23–2911911
Aug 30 – Sep 521930
Sep 6–1211986
Sep 13–1933974
Sep 20–26111,199
Sep 27 – Oct 311985
Oct 4–1022516
Oct 11–1711417
Oct 18–2400435
Oct 25–3100401
Nov 1–722278
Nov 8–1411251
Nov 15–2111228
Nov 22–2800130
Nov 29 – Dec 50082
Dec 6–120079
Dec 13–190069
Dec 20–260053
Dec 27 – Jan 20077

In Ohio

Late March to mid-July, middle week late May, and again mid-August to early November, middle week late September

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,191 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Wetland Giant Wolf Spider in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Wetland Giant Wolf SpiderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7326,023
Feb 8–14225,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28226,846
Mar 1–7228,321
Mar 8–147510,384
Mar 15–2110712,620
Mar 22–2811513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 413519,661
Apr 5–1119826,860
Apr 12–1825639,925
Apr 19–2535741,623
Apr 26 – May 236856,391
May 3–942852,952
May 10–16381053,785
May 17–2329757,698
May 24–3039954,651
May 31 – Jun 6461053,099
Jun 7–1342853,700
Jun 14–2036856,625
Jun 21–2723755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 426958,477
Jul 5–1122861,336
Jul 12–1816764,722
Jul 19–2521769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 115759,416
Aug 2–813659,712
Aug 9–1514555,994
Aug 16–2221854,328
Aug 23–2939851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 546857,167
Sep 6–1244959,075
Sep 13–1973954,543
Sep 20–2661845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 380943,180
Oct 4–1077937,841
Oct 11–1755830,824
Oct 18–2429921,156
Oct 25–3124719,021
Nov 1–718714,172
Nov 8–1413612,621
Nov 15–21647,965
Nov 22–28228,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5536,083
Dec 6–12326,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26435,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2228,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Woodland Giant Wolf Spider Tigrosa aspersaOften confused in Ohio: 53 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Rabid Wolf Spider Rabidosa rabidaOften confused in Ohio: 21 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • lance wolf spider Schizocosa avidaOften confused in Ohio: 20 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Rustic Wolf Spider Trochosa ruricolaOften confused in Ohio: 17 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed72%49%
Farmland13%11%
Forest12%31%
Wetland2%5%
Grassland and shrub0.7%0.9%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 704 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,191 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.