Lycosidae (family)

Unidentified wolf spider at Mount Jerrabomberra QP

Lycosidae (family) at Mount Jerrabomberra QP - 25 Oct 2021
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Identification history

Lycosidae (family) 5 Apr 2024 EmmaCollins
Unidentified 20 Jan 2022 Tmac

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Weird lumpy abdomen looking spider. Maybe 15 - 25mm

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EmmaCollins wrote:
   5 Apr 2024
The lumps are her spiderlings. Wolf spiders are the only spiders in Australia to carry their babies this way.
Sorry for the long delay in ID'ing this, working back through old unidentified records now.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 25 Oct 2021 06:35 PM Recorded on
  • Tmac Recorded by

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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