Euryopis sp. (genus)
1 An ant eating spider at Acton, ACT
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| Euryopis sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Jun 2021 | |
| Euryopis sp. (genus) | TimL | 3 Jun 2021 |
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Close inspection of the images appears to show the spider digesting its ant prey, sucking up pre-digested liquid from within the ant, bubbles of which can be seen within the ant's legs.
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Location information
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Euryopis sp. (genus) Other web-building spiders Spiders
Species information
- Euryopis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- An ant eating spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.13m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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- GPS evidence of location
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