Simaethula sp. (genus) at Stromlo, ACT

Simaethula sp. (genus)

A jumping spider at Stromlo, ACT

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Identification history

Simaethula sp. (genus)	30 Mar 2022	woyapp
Simaetha sp. (genus)	30 Mar 2022	MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified	30 Mar 2022	WindyHen

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0.5 - 1cm

4 comments

woyapp wrote:

30 Mar 2022

Simaethula sp. rather than Simaetha.
Many undescribed species around.

WindyHen wrote:

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.

woyapp wrote:

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"!

WindyHen wrote:

31 Mar 2022

That’s a good name for it! It could give a big punch to a little insect.

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