Opisthoncus grassator

1 Jumping spider at Hughes, ACT

Opisthoncus grassator at Hughes, ACT - 11 Oct 2020 10:07 AM
Opisthoncus grassator at Hughes, ACT - 11 Oct 2020 10:07 AM
Opisthoncus grassator at Hughes, ACT - 11 Oct 2020 10:07 AM
Opisthoncus grassator at Hughes, ACT - 11 Oct 2020 10:07 AM
Opisthoncus grassator at Hughes, ACT - 11 Oct 2020 10:07 AM
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Opisthoncus grassator 30 Jun 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Opisthoncus grassator 27 Oct 2020 BIrdsinCanberra

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Taking some of the weeds to the garden waste recycle bin I noticed a small female Jumping Spider on the lid. The spider was doing a clockwise circle, spinning within her length. She seemed to stop at regular spots, possibly every 90 degrees. When she stopped she lifted her head all the way up then down and spun again. I did not try to put the spider on my hand but I lost the spider in the frame and then I noticed the spider had leapt about 10-15 cm on to the top of my lens. As I moved my hand to the lens to encourage the spider to return to the bin lid, she leap on to my hand. When I moved my hand to near the bin, it launched itself from my hand to the bin lid. When she landed I noticed another female spider of the same species was on the edge of the lid, the last photo. That spider moved from the edge to the top where the first spider noticed it. The first spider moved quickly to where the second spider was, however the other spider had also seen the first spider approaching so moved around the edge of the bin to get away.

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