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Venatrix furcillata
A grey female wolf spider with spiderlings on her back.
Spotted scuttling across pavement in a suburban area, to shelter in the cracks on the wall.. Distribution: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b... Seen in gardens and built-up areas all along the east coast of Australia
Lucky to have spotted this one - a little off-putting, though ! These are active hunters from Family: Lycosidae I could not see the stripes on the cephalothorax - too many spiderlings !!
Spotted on Dec 3, 2013
Submitted on Dec 7, 2013
4 Comments
Not easy being a spider ...
Thank you gatorfellows - Never thought I'd get to see this one. Yes, very dedicated indeed- when she could not find any holes in the wall, she stuck her head into a crack leaving her abdomen with all the babies exposed to the world !!
lovely photo of a dedicated mom :)
Oh no.. skin crawling material.