Miturgidae (family)
False wolf spider at Hughes, ACT
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| Miturgidae (family) | YumiCallaway | 27 Nov 2020 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 27 Nov 2020 |
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Is this a Daddy-long legs?
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27 Nov 2020
Your individual appears to be Argoctenus sp (Wandering Ghost Spider) which has recently been moved to the family Miturgidae (Prowling spiders) in the subfamily Zorinae. Please see the following link for further information on Miturgidae: http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2589
Daddy long-legs are from a different family (i.e. Pholcidae). Please see: http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1623
Hopefully the images there can help you get a better feel for differences between these families. Otherwise, there are other sources online too which could help! (eg. ALA would have quite a collection of images)
Daddy long-legs are from a different family (i.e. Pholcidae). Please see: http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1623
Hopefully the images there can help you get a better feel for differences between these families. Otherwise, there are other sources online too which could help! (eg. ALA would have quite a collection of images)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098633-35.338178
- Altitude 621.3m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2020 11:44 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Miturgidae (family) Other hunting spiders Spiders
Species information
- Miturgidae (family) Scientific name
- False wolf spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1614.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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