Lycosidae (family)

Wolf spider at Mount Jerrabomberra QP

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Identification history

	Lycosidae (family)	5 Apr 2024	EmmaCollins
	Unverified	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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Location information

Maps Mount Jerrabomberra Mount Jerrabomberra QP
Places Jerrabomberra, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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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
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