Euryopis umbilicata
2 Striped tick spider at Holt, ACT
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| Euryopis umbilicata | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Nov 2020 | |
| Euryopis umbilicata | AlisonMilton | 25 Nov 2020 |
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Was watching a spider scurrying around the trunk. It was totally uninterested in the many lady beetle larvae and seemingly avoiding the many meat ants. Was distracted before spotting that it had collected an ant so unsure if it caught a live ant or found a dead one. As per my previous sighting it then attached the ant to its abdomen. I was then further distracted by someone asking what I was photographing and when I looked again the spider had gathered a second ant, which it also attached to its abdomen. It the spent much time navigating to avoid the live meat ants on the trunk. At this time I also noticed that there were three additional spiders on the trunk and there was a bit of altercation when this spider met with one of the others. It eventually found a safe alcove under some bark.
1 comment
26 Nov 2020
Thanks for the detailed description Alison - it adds on behavioural observations nicely to the photographs!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.020563-35.222233
- Altitude 567.6m
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 23 Nov 2020 11:59 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Euryopis umbilicata Scientific name
- Striped tick spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.01m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Euryopis superba
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