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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Bembix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Bembix sand wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 2 Dec 2019 by AlisonMilton
Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by TimL
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Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata (Golden-Green Carpenter Bee) at Hackett, ACT - 30 Oct 2019 by TimL
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Monophlebulus sp. (genus) (Giant Snowball Mealybug) at Hackett, ACT - 3 Oct 2019 by TimL
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Psyllidae sp. (family) (Unidentified psyllid or lerp insect) at Hackett, ACT - 19 Aug 2019 by TimL
Psyllidae sp. (family) (Unidentified psyllid or lerp insect) at Hackett, ACT - 19 Aug 2019 by TimL
Psyllidae sp. (family) (Unidentified psyllid or lerp insect) at Hackett, ACT - 19 Aug 2019 by TimL
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Technomyrmex sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 26 Jun 2019 by Christine
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Eopsaltria australis (Eastern Yellow Robin) at Hackett, ACT - 17 May 2019 by dimageau
Zoothera lunulata (Bassian Thrush) at Hackett, ACT - 17 May 2019 by dimageau
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Hackett, ACT - 14 May 2019 by dimageau
Rhytidoponera tasmaniensis at Hackett, ACT - 14 May 2019 by TimL

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  • 18 Feb 2020 10:59 AM Recorded on
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