Megadolomedes australianus
Giant water spider at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Megadolomedes australianus | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Jan 2017 | |
| Megadolomedes australianus | KimPullen | 18 Jan 2017 | |
| Pisauridae (family) | HarveyPerkins | 8 Jan 2017 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 8 Jan 2017 |
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For size comparison, this spider is on a Swallow's nest.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.996835-35.730552
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 14 Feb 2016 12:22 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- Spiders Water spiders (Pisauridae) HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megadolomedes australianus
Species information
- Megadolomedes australianus Scientific name
- Giant water spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 635.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location