An Ant spider or Spotted ground spider at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Eilica sp. (genus) | 18 Jan 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Eilica sp. (genus) | 14 Dec 2018 | YumiCallaway | ||
| Zodariidae (family) | 14 Dec 2018 | silverseastarsong |
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User's notes
Similar to Habronestes bradleyi, but that its appearance and behaviour is changed to mimic another ant species, Camponotus aeneopilosus. The two spiders were found on the same wall. A colony of each host ant was also present there.
1 comment
YumiCallaway
wrote:
15 Dec 2018
I think your description of its behaviour with ant species and its appearance correspond to the lower image of the gnaphosid genus Eilica, referring to Robert Whyte and Greg Anderson's field guide, page 153.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106310-35.277042
- Altitude 617.8m
- 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 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eilica sp. (genus)
Species information
- Eilica sp. (genus) Scientific name
- An Ant spider or Spotted ground spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 747.8m Recorded at altitude
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