Zodariidae (family)

Ant spider or Spotted ground spider at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Identification history

	Zodariidae (family)	12 Apr 2022	EmmaCollins
	Zodariidae (family)	11 Apr 2022	SimoneC

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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

SimoneC wrote:

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

EmmaCollins wrote:

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.

SimoneC wrote:

13 Apr 2022

Thanks for the explanation @woyapp

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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
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Spiders Other hunting spiders SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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