General Description
Body black-brown with dull cream markings and lighter brown legs. The front part of the spider has a cream outline and a thick cream central stripe. This stripe continues onto the abdomen and may split into two lines joining up near the tail. Distinctive eye pattern of two large eyes above a curved row of four smaller eyes at the front. Body length: female 13 mm and male 9 mm.
Biology
This is an agile and robust hunting spider, actively roaming to hunt and catch prey. The female mothers her offspring, carrying the white egg sac attached to her spinnerets. Once the spiderlings have hatched, she carries them on her back until they can fend for themselves.
Distribution
South-east Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria but not western Victoria.
Habitat
Lives in a hole in the ground with an unadorned burrow entrance.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
A black and cream ground-dwelling hunting spider, often active during the day.
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Colours
Black, Cream
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Maximum Size
13 mm
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Habitats
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Diet
Invertebrates
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Hazards
Can bite but rarely does so. Usually harmless, but bite may cause problems for cats and dogs.
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Koch, 1867)
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Common Name
Little Striped Wolf Spider
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Species Name
furcillata