Lycosidae (family)

2 Wolf spider at Symonston, ACT

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Identification history

	Lycosidae (family)	17 Jul 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Tasmanicosa sp. (genus)	8 Jun 2020	JonSteinbeck

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I came across this Tasmanicosa Wolf Spider in a burrow at the northernmost dam. She was in a burrow with no lid, waiting on the edge of it but did not come out, in fact she withdrew slightly further in as I photographed her. The photo has a leaf in it that may give an idea of scale.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

17 Jul 2021

Unfortunately while hiding in its burrow we can't see whether it has the "union jack" patterning its thorax - which means Venatrix can't be ruled out.

JonSteinbeck wrote:

18 Jul 2021

Hi Michael, I understand. Many thanks for trying to identify the spider.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.141315 -35.357038
Altitude 624.3m
Maps Callum Brae
Places Symonston, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
29 May 2020 08:57 PM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
BIrdsinCanberra 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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania