Hadrotarsinae (subfamily)
Unidentified hadrotarsine comb-footed spider at Cook, ACT
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| Hadrotarsinae (subfamily) | KimPullen | 26 Feb 2019 | |
| Theridiidae (family) | CathB | 24 Feb 2019 |
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User's notes
This spider was only about 2 mm long. It was first seen hanging from a grass stalk where it was wrestling with an ant. After I accidentally knocked it to the ground it busily dragged the ant along behind it. Similar to Euryopis. A Hadrotarsine ant eater?
1 comment
27 Feb 2019
I agree, Cath: Theridiidae-Hadrotarsinae, based on Whyte & Anderson (2017) in 'A field guide to spiders of Australia'.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074161-35.267240
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2019 08:03 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- Spiders Other web-building spiders CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hadrotarsinae (subfamily)
Species information
- Hadrotarsinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Unidentified hadrotarsine comb-footed spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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