Pisauridae (family)
Water spider at Cotter River, ACT
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| Pisauridae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 10 Jan 2017 | |
| Pisauridae (family) | HarveyPerkins | 8 Jan 2017 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 8 Jan 2017 |
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9 Jan 2017
Definitely a Pisaurid Harvey, well done, my ref material can't place its Genus, probably Dolomedes though could well be new species. I suggest sending your pics up to Robert Raven at QLD Museum for a definitive; i'd just be guessing. Its legspan is not quite Megadolomedes. Very handsome spider!
Location information
- Coordinates 148.831282-35.431053
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2017 04:45 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pisauridae (family) Water spiders (Pisauridae) Spiders
Species information
- Pisauridae (family) Scientific name
- Water spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1008m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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