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Water Spider (Megadolomedes australianus) (4/12)
Araneae: Pisauridae
Megadolomedes australianus
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© Vik Dunis 2013
Delegate, NSW (Mar, 2013)
Common Names
- Fishing Spider
- Giant Water Spider
- Nursery Spider
- Nursery-web Spider
- Water Spider
Inside the nursery-web, hundreds of baby spiders keep very close together in a tight mass, one or two occasionally wandering a bit further afield within the nursery.
Female Nursery Spider
Male Nursery Spider
Female Nursery Spider guarding nursery
The Nursery
First moult
First moult
Female Nursery Spider
Female Nursery Spider close-up
Female Nursery Spider
Male Nursery Spider close-up
Male Nursery Spider eyes
Fishing Spider