Opisthoncus grassator

1 Jumping spider at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Opisthoncus grassator	12 Jan 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Opisthoncus grassator	12 Jan 2020	YumiCallaway
Opisthoncus sp. (genus)	19 Sep 2017	MichaelMulvaney
Opisthoncus sp. (genus)	19 Sep 2017	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	10 Sep 2017	AlisonMilton

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I was both happy and sad with these photos. I spent hours pouring over these plants looking for insects etc. When I saw yet another jumping spider with a flying insect nearby I retrieved my camera and tripod but by the time I set up the flying insect had left so I focused on the spider. Only then did I realise that it was now eating the flying insect I had been trying to photograph all morning.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

19 Sep 2017

Great photos ( i like the action shot) - possibly Opisthoncus grassator (prowling Jumper)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029703 -35.238283
Altitude 609.2m
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
10 Sep 2017 10:53 AM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Opisthoncus grassator Scientific name
Jumping spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 826.5m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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