Cryptachaea veruculata

1 Diamondback comb-footed spider at Tuggeranong DC, ACT

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Identification history

	Cryptachaea veruculata	16 May 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Cryptachaea veruculata	14 Feb 2021	JonSteinbeck

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The spider had made a web from a small branch jutting out at eye level from a substantial Squiggly Gum. The spider was originally on the ant when I first saw it but then moved towards the tree before returning to the ant.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.012367 -35.394495
Altitude 553.5m
Maps Bullen Range
Places Tuggeranong DC, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
31 Jan 2021 07:34 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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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
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