Apricia jovialis

1 Jovial jumping spider at Deakin, ACT

Apricia jovialis at Deakin, ACT - 20 Apr 2019
Apricia jovialis at Deakin, ACT - 20 Apr 2019
Apricia jovialis at Deakin, ACT - 20 Apr 2019
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Identification history

Apricia jovialis 25 Apr 2019 KimPullen
Apricia jovialis 25 Apr 2019 BIrdsinCanberra

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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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Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Apricia jovialis Scientific name
  • Jovial jumping spider Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1555m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Breda jovialis Ocrisiona jovialis Basking Jumping Spider

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