Giant water spider at Colo Vale, NSW
Identification history
| Megadolomedes australianus | 11 May 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 3 Oct 2021 | Curiosity |
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User's notes
This large spider was perched above water on the underside of a large rock at the edge of a creek in a gully. Unable to judge accurate size but reminded me of a Huntsman spider in size
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.454722-34.398056
- Places Colo Vale, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Oct 2021 01:38 PM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
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Spiders Water spiders (Pisauridae) Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Megadolomedes australianus
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Megadolomedes australianus Scientific name
- Giant water spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 635.7m Recorded at altitude
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