Opisthoncus grassator

Jumping spider at Acton, ACT

Opisthoncus grassator at Acton, ACT - 22 Sep 2019
Opisthoncus grassator at Acton, ACT - 22 Sep 2019
Opisthoncus grassator at Acton, ACT - 22 Sep 2019
Opisthoncus grassator at Acton, ACT - 22 Sep 2019
Opisthoncus grassator at Acton, ACT - 22 Sep 2019
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Opisthoncus grassator 27 Oct 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Opisthoncus grassator 27 Sep 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 27 Sep 2019 Christine

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Seen on handrail in Rainforest Gully. Not sure what is happening here, First spider seems to be holding or eating a smaller version of itself. ??? The last two pictures are of a nearby spider but also looked like the same species, perhaps a younger spider?

2 comments

   28 Sep 2019
Or has it just shed its skin?
KimPullen wrote:
   12 Oct 2020
It is certainly eating another spider, whose elongate abdomen suggests Helpis minitabunda, rather than its own species.

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 22 Sep 2019 10:22 AM Recorded on
  • Christine Recorded by

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  • Less than 5mm Animal size

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