Theridiidae (family)

2 Comb-footed spider at Greenleigh, NSW

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Identification history

Theridiidae (family)	26 Nov 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Theridiidae (family)	11 Nov 2021	MichaelBedingfield
THERIDIIDAE (family)	9 Nov 2021	LyndalT

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Can someone tell me pls if the red lumps are the spider, or some sort of parasitic mite?

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

9 Nov 2021

The red blobs are parasitic mites

LyndalT wrote:

9 Nov 2021

That's a lot of mites for a tiny spider!

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

11 Nov 2021

Duplicate name merged

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Location information

Coordinates 149.250584 -35.364973
Places Greenleigh, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
1 Nov 2021 12:37 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Theridiidae (family) Scientific name
Comb-footed spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 701.84m Recorded at altitude
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