[4] Similar in appearance to other Trochosa species, the female T. terricola has a reddish abdomen while the male has darkened front legs.

The two short lines which are visible on carapace are a diagnostic feature of Trochosa wolf spiders.

[5] Trochosa terricola is found in woodland, grassland, heathland and industrial sites and is often encountered under stones and logs, but overall it shows a preference for drier, heath-like conditions, although has been found in pitfall traps in areas of bog and marsh.

[1] Adults, both males and females, have been recorded from March to November, with a peak from spring to mid-summer,[1] although in warmer areas in can be active throughout the year.

[4] It has been recorded as a prey item of the pompilid wasps Priocnemis perturbator and Anoplius viaticus[6] Holarctic,[2] in Europe it is found throughout the continent and Great Britain and Ireland but is absent from Iceland.