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Garden Wolf Spider - Lycosa godeffroyi

FAMILY LYCOSIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Garden Wolf Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 10mm, female with juveniles   
 
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This is a common large brown spider usually found running on garden and forest floor. The spider builds burrow nest in ground with raised collar together with silk and debris. 
 
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We took those pictures in Karawatha Forest. 
 

Reference:
1. A Guide to Australian Spiders - Densey Clyne, Melbourne, Nelson 1969, p45.
2. Wolf spider Lycosa godeffroyi  - The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2007.
3. Lycosa godeffroyi L. Koch - Australian Insect Common Names, 2005.
4. Lycosa godeffroyi L. Koch, 1865 - The Wolf Spiders of Australia (Araneae, Lycosidae).
5. Spiders of Australia: An Introduction to Their Classification, Biology & Distribution - Hawkeswood T, Pensoft Pub, 2003, p49.

 
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Last updated: June 20, 2007.