Portacosa cinerea

Grey wolf spider at Wanniassa, ACT

Portacosa cinerea at Wanniassa, ACT - 27 Oct 2020
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Portacosa cinerea 28 Oct 2020 KimPullen
Portacosa cinerea 28 Oct 2020 KimPullen
Unidentified 28 Oct 2020 Warwick

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Believed to be a Mouse Spider, just prior to closing its trapdoor. On Farrer Ridge, ACT.

2 comments

KimPullen wrote:
   28 Oct 2020
Although this species clearly has a lid to its burrow, it is one of the Wolf spiders, which are not related to the true trapdoor spiders.
Warwick wrote:
   28 Oct 2020
Thank you Kim, for your identification.

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  • 27 Oct 2020 11:57 AM Recorded on
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