If You Were a Wolf Spider
If you were a wolf spider
What would you do?
Would you howl at the moon
or hide in the grass?
Would you carry your spiderlings
or let your prey pass?
Would you build a secret trapdoor
or wish you could spin a web of glass
If you were a wolf spider
What would you do?
What would you do?
Would you howl at the moon
or hide in the grass?
Would you carry your spiderlings
or let your prey pass?
Would you build a secret trapdoor
or wish you could spin a web of glass
If you were a wolf spider
What would you do?
Source: Insect Identification Live Science
Scientific name: Lycosidae
Unlike most spiders, the females take care of their young
Night hunters and daytime hiders
Males die in the fall, females overwinter
Mistaken for tarantulas
This poem is copyright (©) Jone Rush MacCulloch 2026
About the Writer
Jone Rush MacCulloch
Jone Rush MacCulloch is a retired teacher librarian pursuing photography, poetry and mixed media. She also guest teaches and brings poetry lessons to teach for every class. Her poems ‘Ollie’ and 'Zoom' appear in books by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong. Some children think she is a book fairy because she wears rainbow tinsel in her hair. You can find her on Twitter @JoneMac53 and on Instagram @jonerushmacculloch.
