Euryopis splendens

Splendid tick spider at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

	Euryopis splendens	25 Mar 2018	KimPullen
	Theridiidae (family)	25 Mar 2018	CathB

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

26 Mar 2018

First Canberra Nature Map record for species and no records of this spider are currently within the Atlas of Living Australia for our region

User's notes

While I was watching one spider, a second one appeared and caught two ants in rapid succession. Unfortunately I didn't see how it happened. Emertonella?

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KimPullen wrote:

26 Mar 2018

Cath, I found it as Emertonella online, but also as Euryopis splendens. Since the former doesn't appear in the Australian Faunal Directory and the latter does, I'll opt for the latter. It's a new one for CNM - excellent!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.073910 -35.269407
Maps Mount Painter
Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
25 Mar 2018 10:23 AM Recorded on
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Significant CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other web-building spiders Spiders

Species information

Euryopis splendens Scientific name
Splendid tick spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 693m Recorded at altitude
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