Lycosidae (family)
4 Wolf spider at Sutton, NSW
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| Lycosidae (family) | KimPullen | 25 Dec 2018 | |
| Lycosidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Dec 2018 | |
| Sparassidae (family) | Whirlwind | 20 Dec 2018 |
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This spider is carrying many baby spiders on its back. I presume it is an egg sac at the base.
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15 Aug 2022
When a female Wolf Spider gives birth to her young, she produces many eggs that she lays onto a silken mat. Afterwards she weaves it into a sac. She then carries the egg sac with her, attached to the spinnerets, keeping her abdomen raised when moving about. When the eggs hatch the dozens of spiderlings climb onto their mother’s back and she carries them around. The mother doesn’t feed them, but looks after them until they are old enough to care for and feed themselves, giving them transport and protection from predators.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.280883-35.225800
- Altitude 703.5m
- Places Sutton, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2018 05:39 PM Recorded on
- Whirlwind Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Featured Whirlwind Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lycosidae (family) Wolf spiders (Lycosidae) Spiders
Species information
- Lycosidae (family) Scientific name
- Wolf spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1272m Recorded at altitude
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