Arkys sp. (genus)

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

Arkys sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Feb 2020
Arkys sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Feb 2020
Arkys sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Feb 2020
Arkys sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Feb 2020
Arkys sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Feb 2020
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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
Unidentified 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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Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Acton, ACT - 29 Nov 2021 by Roger

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