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Arachnid in the back yard

PostPosted: Sun 27 Dec, 2015 1:03 pm
by Moondog55
ID help?
never seen one exactly like this before dark grey and white mainly
Quite pretty

Rescued from Cecile as she hates spiders ad released in the back yard immediately after taking these pictures

Re: Arachnid in the back yard

PostPosted: Sun 27 Dec, 2015 1:43 pm
by north-north-west
Cute. Some sort of Wolf Spider, maybe?

Re: Arachnid in the back yard

PostPosted: Sun 27 Dec, 2015 4:40 pm
by corvus
Yes looks like a Wolf Spider check them out here.
http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australia ... sidae.html

Re: Arachnid in the back yard

PostPosted: Sun 27 Dec, 2015 5:20 pm
by Moondog55
Hoggicosa Bicolour male perhaps? Body size in the pix has no scale for comparison but about the same size as a 5c Legs always extra of course

Re: Arachnid in the back yard

PostPosted: Sun 27 Dec, 2015 6:02 pm
by MickyB
Moondog55 wrote:Hoggicosa bicolour male perhaps? Body size in the pix has no scale for comparison but about the same size as a 5c Legs always extra of course


Can't be. Not found in Victoria.

Re: Arachnid in the back yard

PostPosted: Sun 27 Dec, 2015 9:55 pm
by Moondog55
OK Something similar?