Theseus modestus

1 Gum tree shield bug at Wanniassa, ACT

Theseus modestus at Wanniassa, ACT - 28 Feb 2022 02:50 PM
Theseus modestus at Wanniassa, ACT - 28 Feb 2022 02:50 PM
Theseus modestus at Wanniassa, ACT - 28 Feb 2022 02:50 PM
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Theseus modestus 2 Mar 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Pentatomidae (family) 28 Feb 2022 JohnBundock

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3 comments

   2 Mar 2022
John your image has me intrigued. Theseus's diet is sucking sap from the stems of plants, so it seems unlikely to be interested in this diamond back spider as food. Is it using its antennae to push the spider away or at least keep it at bay? Did the spider end up winning?
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   3 Mar 2022
I was about to photograph the bug. Then the spider attacked it. The spider bound the bug's antennae and then further bound the bug. Another spider then appeared on the scene. I've also put photos on the spider page.
   3 Mar 2022
Thanks -male and female spiders - the male is the smaller - Thank goodness I am not a bug

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