Euryopis sp. (genus)

An ant eating spider at Belconnen, ACT

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Identification history

Euryopis sp. (genus)	31 Aug 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Euryopis sp. (genus)	16 Sep 2018	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	28 Aug 2018	CathB

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User's notes

Small spider with humped abdomen and very small cephalothorax. Ran up eucalypt trunk with body held high then settled into dimple in the bark and and remained immobile.

3 comments

Bron wrote:

16 Sep 2018

Elegant Ant Eater, Euryopis elegans, Family:Theridiidae

CathB wrote:

19 Sep 2018

Someone must have been very impressed with these spiders, giving them names like splendens, superba and elegans!

Bron wrote:

19 Sep 2018

I must say I'm impressed! :)

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
26 Aug 2018 04:27 PM Recorded on
CathB Recorded by
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Species information

Euryopis sp. (genus) Scientific name
An ant eating spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 812.13m Recorded at altitude
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