Lampona cylindrata

White-tailed Spider at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

	Lampona cylindrata	5 Nov 2018	KimPullen
	Unverified	5 Nov 2018	ruthkerruish

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User's notes

White tailed spider (?) except its tail is not obviously white. The first of the season? White tailed spiders are not uncommon, easily spotted at night if the light is put on, they move exceptionally quickly. However this one was found in a plastic bag in a drawer in the kitchen!

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KimPullen wrote:

6 Nov 2018

White-tailed spiders usually have 5 white spots on the tail, with only the one at the tip obvious; the others are a pair about a quarter-way along the abdomen, and a pair about halfway along. These pairs are obvious in young spiders but fade in mature ones.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.098795 -35.338088
Altitude 624.1m
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Nov 2018 03:00 PM Recorded on
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Spiders Other hunting spiders ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Lampona cylindrata Scientific name
White-tailed Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 821.37m Recorded at altitude
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