Zenodorus marginatus
3 Tiny Ant-eating Jumper at Cook, ACT
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| Zenodorus marginatus | 21 Aug 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Zenodorus marginatus | 21 Aug 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 19 Aug 2019 | CathB |
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Tiny spider, slightly longer than 2mm, with striking markings. These looked a pale blue to the naked eye.
6 comments
21 Aug 2019
Possibly a member of the Omoedus genus, but they seem to be a coastal or rainforest genus so not sure about this one.
21 Aug 2019
I'd support ♀ Omoedus (marginatus) ID here. Does not say or show map where found or stipulate type of habitat?
21 Aug 2019
I had thought it was a good match to the picture in the Whyte and Anderson book, but they say it's found in rainforest in northern Qld, so I thought it seemed unlikely! I couldn't find much more online.
It was in a more open area surrounded by woodland on an exposed west-facing slope. There are patches of bare stony soil with low shrubs, but it is often a bit damp (seepage?).
It was in a more open area surrounded by woodland on an exposed west-facing slope. There are patches of bare stony soil with low shrubs, but it is often a bit damp (seepage?).
21 Aug 2019
Can you say where Cath..roughly? Salticids et al are easily dispersed via human transit and transport....seeing more than one would dent that theory.....
21 Aug 2019
Hi Stuart. I'd be happy to show you the site. It's not far from where we met recently - across the road.
21 Aug 2019
Gotcha Cath...no need to meet as I understand the sensitivity of that site. I'd suggest the Omoedus sp. encountered is vagrant..
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073416-35.266673
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Aug 2019 03:02 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Zenodorus marginatus
Species information
- Zenodorus marginatus Scientific name
- Tiny Ant-eating Jumper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vagrant native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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Synonyms
Omoedus marginatus
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