Simaethula sp. (genus)
A jumping spider at Stromlo, ACT
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| Simaethula sp. (genus) | EmmaCollins | 30 Mar 2022 | |
| Simaetha sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | WindyHen | 30 Mar 2022 |
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0.5 - 1cm
4 comments
30 Mar 2022
Thanks. There certainly are many different spiders. I appreciate your efforts to identify this one. I thought the bigger front legs were interesting, almost like a crab.
31 Mar 2022
@WindyHen yep, these are a funny looking spider! There are a few jumping spider genera that have that "crab" front leg look, sometimes even more so than some spiders in the Crab Spider family - Thomisidae.
If this is the species I think it is, it's been given the curious common name of "Captain Hook"!
If this is the species I think it is, it's been given the curious common name of "Captain Hook"!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029922-35.357906
- Altitude 709.4m
- Maps Cooleman Ridge
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Mar 2022 09:09 AM Recorded on
- WindyHen Recorded by
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- WindyHen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Simaethula sp. (genus) Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Species information
- Simaethula sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A jumping spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 743.6m Recorded at altitude
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