Lycosidae (family)

Wolf spider at Weyba Downs, QLD

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Lycosidae (family)	17 Aug 2022	MichaelBedingfield
Lycosidae (family)	15 Aug 2022	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	10 Aug 2022	NEEC

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

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.

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Location information

Maps Weyba Nature Refuge Weyba Nature Refuge
Places Weyba Downs, QLD

Sighting information

1 Abundance
NEEC Recorded by
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Spiders Wolf spiders (Lycosidae) NEEC Greater Brisbane NatureMapr

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
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania