Zodariidae (family)
Ant spider or Spotted ground spider at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Zodariidae (family) | EmmaCollins | 12 Apr 2022 | ||
| Zodariidae (family) | SimoneC | 11 Apr 2022 |
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Photos include 4 individuals, ants are very active in the area, the second photo is of a spider carrying its ant prey underneath (legs just visible)
3 comments
12 Apr 2022
Could these be Masasteron? Framenau, Baehr and Zborowski p303 has a photo of a similar spider from WA and says Masasteron all have highly complicated male pedipalps like the ones in the main photo
13 Apr 2022
@SimoneC unfortunately you'd probably need to get it under a microscope to be sure. I'm also not aware of Masasteron distribution extending to Canberra. There are a number of other genera that have similarly complex pedipalps.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050500-34.978167
- Altitude 573.1m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 11 Apr 2022 04:39 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Zodariidae (family) Scientific name
- Ant spider or Spotted ground spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1275.25m Recorded at altitude
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