Wolf spider at Weyba Downs, QLD
Identification history
| Lycosidae (family) | 17 Aug 2022 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Lycosidae (family) | 15 Aug 2022 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 10 Aug 2022 | NEEC |
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MichaelBedingfield
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17 Aug 2022
When a female Wolf Spider gives birth to her young, she produces many eggs that she lays onto a silken mat. Afterwards she weaves it into a sac. She then carries the egg sac with her, attached to the spinnerets, keeping her abdomen raised when moving about. When the eggs hatch the dozens of spiderlings climb onto their mother’s back and she carries them around. The mother doesn’t feed them, but looks after them until they are old enough to care for and feed themselves, giving them transport and protection from predators.
Location information
- Places Weyba Downs, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- NEEC Recorded by
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NEEC NatureMapr Lycosidae (family) Wolf spiders (Lycosidae) Spiders
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm 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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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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