Venatrix furcillata
Appearance
Little wolf spider | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Lycosidae |
Genus: | Venatrix |
Species: | V. furcillata
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Binomial name | |
Venatrix furcillata L.Koch, 1867
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Venatrix furcillata, one of the wolf spiders, is a mid sized spider found in eastern Australia. The body length of the female is up to 13 mm, the male 9 mm. The abdomen has distinctive tapering markings. Sometimes noted in suburban gardens and lawns. It lives in a simple burrow, but may be seen migrating in large numbers to a communal web, an unusual feature for wolf spiders. The grey coloured spherical egg sac is around 6 mm in diameter, carried by the female. Eggs are 45 to 60 in number, 0.8 mm in diameter. Prey is ground dwelling insects.[1][2][3][4] The spider has been identified as occurring in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Australian Spiders in Colour - Ramon Mascord. 1970 SBN 589 07065 7, page 108
- ^ Ron Atkinson. "Wolf Spider". FindaSpider.org.au. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ "Venatrix furcillata (L. Koch, 1867)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Volker W. Framenau. "Venatrix furcillata (L. Koch, 1867)". lycosidae.info. Retrieved February 9, 2020.