Tharpyna campestrata
4 Country Crab Spider at Molonglo River Reserve
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| Tharpyna campestrata | YumiCallaway | 3 Sep 2020 | |
| Tharpyna campestrata | Roger | 3 Sep 2020 |
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User's notes
The Bull Ant held by the spider could be a Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group
Jack jumper. Interesting that the spider holds on to the abdomen of the Bull Ant, presumably to keep out of the way of the jaws.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.023840-35.261172
- Altitude 584.7m
- Maps Kama Molonglo River Reserve
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Sep 2020 12:02 PM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Tharpyna campestrata Scientific name
- Country Crab Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1529.7m Recorded at altitude
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