Tasmanicosa godeffroyi, a wolf spider, is a mid sized spider found in some states of Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria). It is perhaps the most commonly noticed of the wolf spiders in Australia. It is variable in pattern and colour, though the underside of the abdomen is black. Wolf spiders tend to rest at the entrance of their burrows, and their eyes reflect the light of passing cars or torchlight. The burrow has a thin veil of silk, without a lid, unlike some other wolf spiders. The burrow is circular in cross section and travels down for around 15 cm, then parallel with the ground for the next 15 cm. The body length of the female is up to 27 mm, the male 25 mm.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Tasmanicosa |
| Species: | T. godeffroyi
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| Tasmanicosa godeffroyi L.Koch, 1865
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Lycosa godeffroyi | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ McKeown, Keith C. (1952). Australian Spiders. Australian Museum: Sirius Books. p. 73.
- ^ Densey Clyne. A Guide to Australian Spiders. 1969. Thomas Nelson Australia AUS 68-595 SBN 17 004724 page 45
- ^ "Tasmanicosa godeffroyi (L. Koch, 1865)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Ron Atkinson. "Wolf Spider". FindaSpider.org.au. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
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