Euryopis umbilicata

Striped tick spider at Hawker, ACT

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Euryopis umbilicata YumiCallaway 23 Nov 2020
Euryopis umbilicata MichaelMulvaney 23 Nov 2020
Unverified AlisonMilton 23 Nov 2020

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Doesn't quite look like a spider but unsure what other category to put it under. Two interesting observations. It was dragging the ant attached to its abdomen rather than carrying it in its jaws. Also in photo two, there is a fly attached to the ant.

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   23 Nov 2020
Thanks Michael, I was thinking tick spider as it looked like a tick.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 20 Nov 2020 09:59 PM Recorded on
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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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