Arkys sp. (genus)

An Ambush, Bird-dropping or Triangular Spider at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

Arkys sp. (genus)	13 Oct 2020	Bron
Arkys sp. (genus)	9 Mar 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Dolophones sp. (genus)	19 Feb 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	19 Feb 2020	TimL

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10 mm with the legs drawn up around the body.

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YumiCallaway wrote:

20 Feb 2020

Looks to me like Dolophones conifera (maybe more accurate to go under Dolophones sp), but I don't know of any that are almost purely black (aside from the white and reddish brown hairs on the legs and the blue-white segment on the lower abdomen)... And otherwise, there could be similar species or genus under Araneinae that I haven't checked with.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107793 -35.273948
Altitude 627.5m
Maps ANBG
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
18 Feb 2020 10:59 AM Recorded on
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Spiders Other hunting spiders TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Arkys sp. (genus) Scientific name
An Ambush, Bird-dropping or Triangular Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 644m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

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