1 An ant eating spider at Majura, ACT
Identification history
| Euryopis sp. (genus) | 20 Aug 2020 | YumiCallaway | ||
| Euryopis sp. (genus) | 19 Aug 2020 | jb2602 | ||
| Unidentified | 18 Aug 2020 | jb2602 |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Found with 2 Rainbowia - could it be an earlier instar or is it a completely different mite?
3 comments
jb2602
wrote:
19 Aug 2020
Are Euryopis called Tick Spider because they look like a tick or eat ticks?
YumiCallaway
wrote:
20 Aug 2020
Thanks Cath and John! My understanding is that the nickname 'Tick Spider' results from its similar appearance to ticks while they primarily prey on ants. Whyte & Anderson has photos on p.16, 331 & 333-335; the photo on p.16 appears to have the most resemblance to your specific individual.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156403-35.264326
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Aug 2020 05:15 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
-
Collections
Spiders Other web-building spiders jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Euryopis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- An ant eating spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 766m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More 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
