Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)

Tasmanicosa wolf spider at Denman Prospect, ACT

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Identification history

	Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)	7 Jan 2025	NateKingsford
	Unverified	18 Apr 2021	KMcCue

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We saw her on the roadside covered in baby spiders., I flicked her off the road as cars were approaching at speed but all the babies fell off. Don't know if she returned to retrieve them.

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KMcCue wrote:

7 Jan 2025

Thanks Nate
Glad you could confirm it was a Wolf Spider

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Location information

Coordinates 149.009658 -35.300408
Altitude 626.2m
Maps Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Places Denman Prospect, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
18 Apr 2021 12:16 PM Recorded on
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KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Wolf spiders (Lycosidae) Spiders

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) Scientific name
Tasmanicosa wolf spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2080.29m Recorded at altitude
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