3 Diamondback comb-footed spider at Aranda Bushland
Identification history
| Cryptachaea veruculata | 1 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Theridiidae (family) | 1 Jan 2021 | CathB |
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User's notes
I heard a lot of noise when the cicada got caught in the web about 10 cm below a mother spider and her babies. The spider approached but retreated several times as the cicada struggled, but after about 10 minutes was able to attack it (main image). After about 5 minutes she went back to the babies and shepherded them down, and 5 minutes later left them to their meal.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.079600-35.269503
- Altitude 649.2m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2020 08:28 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cryptachaea veruculata Other web-building spiders Spiders
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Cryptachaea veruculata Scientific name
- Diamondback comb-footed spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1081.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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