1 Spectacular Crab Spider at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Thomisus spectabilis | 12 Jan 2020 | YumiCallaway | ||
| Unidentified | 12 Jan 2020 | WHall |
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The butterfly landed on the flower, started feeding gradually moving closer to the spider, eventually touching the spider with its' antennae. The spider lunged but failed to catch the butterfly.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108891-35.278873
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 8 Jan 2020 12:59 PM Recorded on
- WHall Recorded by
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Spiders Other hunting spiders WHall Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Thomisus spectabilis Scientific name
- Spectacular Crab Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 778m 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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