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Prowling spider

Mituliodon tarantulinus

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 35mm overall; big furry palps; attractive cream-grey-black-brown patterns on the thorax; some small spots on abdomen.

Habitat:

Searching for prey on a stone wall at midnight.

Notes:

Thanks to valgaavmiko for direction on this....
Family: MITURGIDAE
subfamily: Diaprograptinae
genus: Mituliodon
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:93…
http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/545.htm

Reference Links:

Mituliodon - Overview, Mituliodon tarantulinus (L. Koch, 1873) Prowling spider

Species ID Suggestions

Lined Prowling Spider

Miturga sp.

Reference Link
valgaavmiko
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Comments (6)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks CBP. Sometimes I get lucky with that little pocket camera. :)
Mark Ridgway
Fabulous info thanks so much valgaavmiko. I'll check up on it later today.
valgaavmiko
This isn't Lycosidae. The eyes are not correct for that family. Lycosidae will have a pair of eyes that are larger than the others and are foward-facing. From your picture, I would think this would be Miturgidae, genus Miturga, of which you have 29 native species.
Mark Ridgway
Ha! I agree it does look similar. At 35mm including legs they would have to be really tiny birds.
masonno25
I could be wrong but this looks like a bird eating turantula spider

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International Spider Survey
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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
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Backyard Habitats of the World
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2013

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