Apricia jovialis

Jovial jumping spider at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Apricia jovialis	8 Apr 2019	KimPullen
	Unverified	8 Apr 2019	TimL

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User's notes

A very active spider sighted on the handrail of a bridge. The final two images appear to show a parasite attached at the junction of the carapace and sternum. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.

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KimPullen wrote:

8 Apr 2019

A gravid female. Good shots! The parasite is interesting - probably some kind of mite. It is possible they are phoretic (just using the spider for transport) rather than parasitic.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.106882 -35.274231
Maps ANBG
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
7 Apr 2019 01:21 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Apricia jovialis Scientific name
Jovial jumping spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1555m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Breda jovialis Ocrisiona jovialis Basking Jumping Spider

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania