Megadolomedes australianus

Giant water spider at Wombeyan Caves, NSW

Megadolomedes australianus at Wombeyan Caves, NSW - 1 Jan 2019
Megadolomedes australianus at Wombeyan Caves, NSW - 1 Jan 2019
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Megadolomedes australianus 8 Feb 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 2 Jan 2019 Laserchemisty

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Was hiding in a cave alongside the creek, right above the water.

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Harrisi wrote:
   3 Jan 2019
Looks like Megadolomedes australianus, or Giant Water spider, from the Pisaurid family. Is that Marble Arch Cave/stream?
Laserchemisty wrote:
   3 Jan 2019
I found it next to Mares Forest Creek, just south of the Wombeyan Caves.

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