Dermestidae sp. (family)
Dermestid, carpet or hide beetles at Higgins, ACT
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| Dermestidae sp. (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Jul 2018 | |
| Dermestidae sp. (family) | zelotypia | 16 May 2018 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 12 Mar 2018 |
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Saw this small spider against my kitchen tiles so scoped it up with the base of a plastic glass. The spider scooted off revealing this tiny larvae. Oddly, the spider seemed to then curl up and die while the larvae was still alive. Second photo for perspective on size.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.029545-35.238173
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Mar 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dermestidae sp. (family) Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Dermestidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Dermestid, carpet or hide beetles Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1164m Recorded at altitude
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