Thomisidae (family)

2 Unidentified Crab spider or Flower spider at Googong, NSW

Thomisidae (family) at Googong, NSW - 28 Mar 2020
Thomisidae (family) at Googong, NSW - 28 Mar 2020
Request use of media

Identification history

Thomisidae (family) 22 May 2020 KimPullen
Thomisidae (family) 4 May 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 29 Mar 2020 WHall

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

A very small crab spider found on a gardening glove after use. Note the stitch length relative to the size of the spider.

4 comments

   30 Mar 2020
Edited to place the sighting in spider category.
YumiCallaway wrote:
   30 Mar 2020
Thanks Michael!
   4 May 2020
Possibly a Tharpyna species
YumiCallaway wrote:
   5 May 2020
I agree; I think it's most likely T. decorata (just looking off Whyte & Anderson's guide), but there's quite a lack of distinctive markings so it's probably best to keep it under genus. There's no category for Tharpyna sp (genus) yet though so it'll need to be added after admin is back up again

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
1,899,378 sightings of 21,125 species in 9,329 locations from 12,967 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.