Zodariidae (family)

Unidentified Ant spider or Spotted ground spider at Dunlop, ACT

Zodariidae (family) at Dunlop, ACT - 11 Nov 2019
Zodariidae (family) at Dunlop, ACT - 11 Nov 2019
Zodariidae (family) at Dunlop, ACT - 11 Nov 2019
Zodariidae (family) at Dunlop, ACT - 11 Nov 2019
Zodariidae (family) at Dunlop, ACT - 11 Nov 2019
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Identification history

Zodariidae (family) 3 Dec 2019 KimPullen
Zodariidae (family) 15 Nov 2019 CathB

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Two spiders in the same area as the lidded burrow reported in sighting 4240268, but with better pictures. They had a strange gait, running rapidly with an occasional jump, and with the abdomen often cocked up in the air as seen in the third image.

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Cymbacha ocellata (Crab spider) at Dunlop, ACT - 24 Nov 2019 by CathB
Cynosurus echinatus (Rough Dog's Tail Grass) at Cook, ACT - 22 Nov 2019 by CathB
Mutillidae (family) (Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant) at Dunlop, ACT - 20 Nov 2019 by CathB
Philobota productella (Pasture Tunnel Moth) at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Nov 2019 by CathB
Cardiaspina albitextura (White Lace Lerp) at Dunlop, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by CathB
Melophorus sp. (genus) (Furnace ant) at Dunlop, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by CathB
Lomandra filiformis subsp. filiformis (Wattle Matrush) at Cook, ACT - 6 Nov 2019 by CathB
Meranoplus sp. (genus) (Shield Ant) at Dunlop, ACT - 5 Nov 2019 by CathB
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Dunlop, ACT - 5 Nov 2019 by CathB
Habronestes sp. (genus) (An ant-eating spider) at Dunlop, ACT - 5 Nov 2019 by CathB
Olbonoma triptycha (Chezela Group) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Nov 2019 by CathB
Paropsisterna nigerrima (Leaf beetle, Button beetle) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Nov 2019 by CathB
Servaea sp. (genus) (Unidentified Servaea jumping spider) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Nov 2019 by CathB
Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group (Jack jumper) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Nov 2019 by CathB
Goniaea opomaloides (Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Nov 2019 by CathB
Symonicoccus australis (Grass Coccid) at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Jun 2019 by CathB
Myrmecia piliventris (Golden tail bull ant) at Cook, ACT - 18 Apr 2019 by CathB
Cyperus sphaeroideus (Scented Sedge) at Dunlop, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 by CathB
Eragrostis trachycarpa (Rough-grain Lovegrass) at Dunlop, ACT - 8 Feb 2019 by CathB
Plantago gaudichaudii (Narrow Plantain) at Dunlop, ACT - 6 Feb 2019 by CathB
Cheilanthes sieberi (Rock Fern) at Cook, ACT - 4 Feb 2019 by CathB
Einadia nutans subsp. nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at Cook, ACT - 4 Feb 2019 by CathB
Echinopogon ovatus (Forest Hedgehog Grass) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Feb 2019 by CathB
Endotricha pyrosalis (A Pyralid moth) at Cook, ACT - 27 Jan 2019 by CathB
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Cook, ACT - 27 Jan 2019 by CathB
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at Cook, ACT - 27 Jan 2019 by CathB
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Cook, ACT - 26 Jan 2019 by CathB
Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass) at Dunlop, ACT - 25 Jan 2019 by CathB
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at Dunlop, ACT - 25 Jan 2019 by CathB
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Cook, ACT - 25 Jan 2019 by CathB
Suhpalacsa sp. (genus) (Owlfly) at Dunlop, ACT - 21 Jan 2019 by CathB
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dunlop, ACT - 21 Jan 2019 by CathB
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at Cook, ACT - 21 Jan 2019 by CathB
Panicum effusum (Hairy Panic Grass) at Cook, ACT - 21 Jan 2019 by CathB
Aristida ramosa (Purple Wire Grass) at Dunlop, ACT - 21 Jan 2019 by CathB
Vittadinia muelleri (Narrow-leafed New Holland Daisy) at Dunlop, ACT - 17 Jan 2019 by CathB
Vittadinia gracilis (New Holland Daisy) at Dunlop, ACT - 17 Jan 2019 by CathB
Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata (Fuzzy New Holland Daisy) at Cook, ACT - 17 Jan 2019 by CathB
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dunlop, ACT - 10 Jan 2019 by CathB
Cullen microcephalum (Dusky Scurf-pea) at Dunlop, ACT - 7 Jan 2019 by CathB
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at Dunlop, ACT - 7 Jan 2019 by CathB
Rumex brownii (Slender Dock) at Dunlop, ACT - 7 Jan 2019 by CathB
Sorghum leiocladum (Wild Sorghum) at Cook, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 by CathB
Tasmanicosa godeffroyi (Garden Wolf Spider) at Dunlop, ACT - 27 Dec 2018 by CathB
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Dunlop, ACT - 27 Dec 2018 by CathB
Grona varians (Slender Tick-Trefoil) at Dunlop, ACT - 27 Dec 2018 by CathB
Tiphiidae (family) (Unidentified Smooth flower wasp) at Cook, ACT - 24 Nov 2018 by CathB
Clania ignobilis (Faggot Case Moth) at Cook, ACT - 16 Sep 2018 by CathB
Mutillidae (family) (Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant) at Cook, ACT - 12 Sep 2018 by CathB
Bothriomutilla rugicollis (Mutillid wasp or velvet ant) at Cook, ACT - 3 Apr 2018 by CathB
Clania ignobilis (Faggot Case Moth) at Cook, ACT - 26 Mar 2018 by CathB
Zodariidae (family) (Unidentified Ant spider or Spotted ground spider) at Belconnen, ACT - 15 Mar 2018 by CathB
Eurymeloides pulchra (Gumtree hopper) at Belconnen, ACT - 7 Mar 2018 by CathB
Asperula conferta (Common Woodruff) at Cook, ACT - 21 Nov 2017 by CathB
Acaena echinata (Sheeps Burr) at Cook, ACT - 1 Nov 2017 by CathB
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at Cook, ACT - 29 Oct 2017 by CathB
Psyllidae sp. (family) (Unidentified psyllid or lerp insect) at Cook, ACT - 29 Oct 2017 by CathB
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Cook, ACT - 25 Oct 2017 by CathB
Cullen microcephalum (Dusky Scurf-pea) at Cook, ACT - 5 Jan 2017 by NickiTaws
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Cook, ACT - 21 Dec 2015 by CathB

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 11 Nov 2019 05:52 PM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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