Cheiracanthiidae (family)
Sac spiders at Deakin, ACT
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| Cheiracanthiidae (family) | EmmaCollins | 7 Jan 2025 | |
| Cheiracanthium sp. (genus) | EmmaCollins | 7 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | JonSteinbeck | 9 May 2020 |
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I am not sure what species this spider is. Initially it was building a web but when it became aware of me it hurried to the leaf you see in the photograph.
4 comments
14 Jul 2020
I think it's either Cheiracanthium sp or Clubiona sp - a sac spider. I first thought Clubiona sp from the forward-pointing, large and somewhat dark chelicerae. But then I was tempted to suggest Cheiracanthium sp because it seems that this individual has distinctly shorter third legs which appear to be a shared characteristic amongst Cheiracanthium sp based off images in Whyte & Anderson's guide. However, I think both are still likely, neither are ruled out and I'm not sure I can definitively point to either ID.
14 Jul 2020
Hi Yumi, Many thanks for trying to ID this spider. I had looked through Whyte and Anderson but not with the knowledge you bring to it. As always, I really found your comment useful as I would not have realised by myself what you pointed out. Again, many thanks for trying to ID this spider for me. All the best, Jon
7 Jan 2025
I think you're correct with Cheiracanthium sp. Yumi, but perhaps one to chat about!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101548-35.327297
- Altitude 640.9m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Apr 2020 08:15 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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Species information
- Cheiracanthiidae (family) Scientific name
- Sac spiders Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 643.8m Recorded at altitude
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