3 Tiny Ant-eating Jumper at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| 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
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
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.
Harrisi
wrote:
21 Aug 2019
I'd support ♀ Omoedus (marginatus) ID here. Does not say or show map where found or stipulate type of habitat?
CathB
wrote:
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?).
Harrisi
wrote:
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.....
CathB
wrote:
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.
Harrisi
wrote:
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
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Collections
My flagged sightings Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Zenodorus marginatus
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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