Myrmarachne luctuosa
1 Polyrachis Ant Mimic Spider at Cook, ACT
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| Myrmarachne luctuosa | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Jun 2018 | |
| Myrmarachne luctuosa | CathB | 6 Jun 2018 | |
| Myrmarachne (genus) | CathB | 4 Mar 2018 |
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Looked and moved just like an ant, but kept hiding behind loose bark unlike ants. Image 5 was taken on the same tree (E. mannifera) the next day.
2 comments
9 Mar 2018
I think it may be Myrmachne erythrocephala - the misnamed Red-headed Ant Mimic
5 May 2018
I think this also look more like Myrmarachne luctuosa because of the way it caries its front legs, appearing much longer. M erythrocephala and M luctuosa appear quite similar and the range of erythrocephala would appear to be broad enough. I do not known the luctuosa range but maybe restricted to the tropics?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073786-35.266522
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2018 06:31 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myrmarachne luctuosa
Species information
- Myrmarachne luctuosa Scientific name
- Polyrachis Ant Mimic Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 808m Recorded at altitude
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