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Social huntsman spider at Yass River, NSW

Delena cancerides at Yass River, NSW - 7 Jul 2022
Delena cancerides at Yass River, NSW - 7 Jul 2022
Delena cancerides at Yass River, NSW - 7 Jul 2022
Delena cancerides at Yass River, NSW - 7 Jul 2022
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Delena cancerides 7 Jul 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Delena cancerides 7 Jul 2022 SenexRugosus

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One very large adult living in a crack in timber, accompanied by a very large number of juveniles (?)

3 comments

SenexRugosus wrote:
   8 Jul 2022
What are the blue bubbles on the right hand legs (pictures 2 and 3)? Are they ticks?
EmmaCollins wrote:
   8 Jul 2022
It looks more like blood (which is blue). He might have been injured somehow.
SenexRugosus wrote:
   8 Jul 2022
> It looks more like blood (which is blue). He might have been injured somehow.
Oops. That would have been me with the hydraulic wood splitter :-(

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 7 Jul 2022 03:25 PM Recorded on
  • SenexRugosus Recorded by

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  • 50mm or larger Animal size

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