Lycosidae (family)
Wolf spider at Higgins, ACT
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| Lycosidae (family) | NateKingsford | 4 Oct 2024 | |
| Unverified | Jennybach | 4 Oct 2024 |
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As a postscript I have since found 5 or 6 of these tiny wolf spiders carrying egg sacs all through my garden when I’m planting.
2 comments
10 Oct 2024
I’ve checked out the species identified and it explains why I was unable to get a decent shot of the spiders eyes. The female carries the egg sac connected to her spinnerets and keeps her abdomen elevated to keep the sac off the ground, hence keeps her face down. Apparently this is the only, or one of only a few species, that carries her egg sac on the abdomen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.028978-35.228189
- Altitude 581.7m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Oct 2024 04:52 PM Recorded on
- Jennybach Recorded by
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- Jennybach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lycosidae (family) Wolf spiders (Lycosidae) Spiders
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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