Lycosidae (family)

Unidentified wolf spider at Deakin, ACT

Lycosidae (family) at Deakin, ACT - 24 Oct 2010
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Identification history

Lycosidae (family) 4 Sep 2016 MichaelBedingfield
LYCOSIDAE sp. (family) 4 Sep 2016 KimPullen
Unidentified 3 Sep 2016 MichaelMulvaney

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About a dozen similar holes on slope above Strickland Avenue in Red Clay supporting Yellow Box - Red Gum Woodland

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KimPullen wrote:
   4 Sep 2016
This is a Wolf Spider, possibly Lycosa godeffroyi, the 'Garden Wolf Spider'. Without a view of the spider's markings it would be difficult to be confident about the species.
RogerF wrote:
   4 Sep 2016
Agree

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