An ant eating spider at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Euryopis sp. (genus) | 13 Jul 2019 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 8 Jul 2019 | TimL |
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This spider with a missing leg was sighted taking a passing interest in a shield bug with an ant attached to its antenna. The shield bug eventually dropped off the tree with the ant attached and the spider went on its way. The shield bug is covered by a separate sighting.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108639-35.272796
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jul 2019 12:36 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Spiders Other web-building spiders TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Euryopis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- An ant eating spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 766m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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