Bradley's Ant-Eating Spider at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Habronestes bradleyi | 18 Jan 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Habronestes bradleyi | 14 Dec 2018 | silverseastarsong | ||
| Zodariidae (family) | 14 Dec 2018 | silverseastarsong |
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User's notes
Mimics of Iridomyrmex purpureus. The spiders hid in crevices and ambushed these ants when they wandered too close. I did not see them attempt to attack any other insect.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.106252-35.277093
- Altitude 628.4m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 28 Oct 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
- silverseastarsong Recorded by
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Collections
Spiders Other hunting spiders silverseastarsong
Species information
- Habronestes bradleyi Scientific name
- Bradley's Ant-Eating Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1023.7m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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