Lycosidae (family)

Wolf spider at Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Identification history

	Lycosidae (family)	26 Oct 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	25 Oct 2021	Tmac

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The big abdomen was about maybe 10mm? Front part much smaller. & then the leg span, unsure. It was the only one I saw Was in weeds and ran fast away, as I was pulling weeds out at home. I thought it looked like a red back - but with white stripe instead of red stripe. Any ideas? Could it be a relative of redback / black widow? Or some poisonous? Or what could it be? I look forward to your response.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

26 Oct 2021

She is actually carrying her egg sac- after they hatch the spiderlings will climb on their mothers back where they will live for several days

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Location information

Maps Mount Jerrabomberra
Places Jerrabomberra, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
Tmac Recorded by
Collections
Tmac Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Wolf spiders (Lycosidae) Spiders

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Lycosidae (family) Scientific name
Wolf spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1121.29m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania