Mituliodon tarantulinus

Prowling Spider at Cotter River, ACT

Mituliodon tarantulinus at Cotter River, ACT - 18 Jul 2020
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Identification history

Mituliodon tarantulinus 6 Aug 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 18 Jul 2020 trevorpreston

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This spider had a small silk sac under a log. I have this photo of the underside but when it turned over it dissapeared under deep leaf litter before I could get a photo. It was vaguely hunsman like, dark brown on top.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 18 Jul 2020 02:59 PM Recorded on
  • trevorpreston Recorded by

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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