Megadolomedes australianus
Giant water spider at Wombeyan Caves, NSW
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| Megadolomedes australianus | 8 Feb 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 2 Jan 2019 | Laserchemisty |
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Was hiding in a cave alongside the creek, right above the water.
2 comments
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.959902-34.314270
- Maps Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve
- Places Wombeyan Caves, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Jan 2019 04:19 PM Recorded on
- Laserchemisty Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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- Spiders Water spiders (Pisauridae) Laserchemisty 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
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