Nyssus coloripes
Spotted Ground Swift Spider at Reid, ACT
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| Nyssus coloripes | KimPullen | 20 Jan 2017 | |
| Nyssus coloripes | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Jan 2017 | |
| Unverified | JanetRussell | 12 Jan 2017 |
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3 comments
21 Jan 2017
I am impressed that you found the name of it. There seems to be a million and one spiders.
21 Jan 2017
Credit to Michael Mulvaney for finding the name of it. It's true there are very many spiders, but this one is quite distinctive and reasonably common, so it is well known.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.139047-35.287625
- Altitude 569.0m
- Places Reid, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Jan 2017 09:34 AM Recorded on
- JanetRussell Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- JanetRussell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Nyssus coloripes Other hunting spiders Spiders
Species information
- Nyssus coloripes Scientific name
- Spotted Ground Swift Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1090m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Supunna picta
Record quality
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