Apricia jovialis

1 Jovial jumping spider at Deakin, ACT

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Identification history

	Apricia jovialis	25 Apr 2019	KimPullen
	Apricia jovialis	25 Apr 2019	JonSteinbeck

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My attention was drawn to a yellowish, brown oval spinning on the end of a silk thread which seemed to be attached to some bark. The oval made its way back to the bark where I saw it was a female Jovial Jumping Spider with a cockroach. The spider stayed on the bark for a while, gripping the cockroach. I looked away to set-up my tripod and the spider, with its meal, had disappeared.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
20 Apr 2019 08:40 PM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders

Additional information

5mm to 12mm 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
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Synonyms
Breda jovialis Ocrisiona jovialis Basking Jumping Spider

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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South Australia

Victoria

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