Nicodamus peregrinus
Common Red and black spider at Acton, ACT
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| Nicodamus peregrinus | EmmaCollins | 1 Jun 2022 | |
| Nicodamidae (family) | EmmaCollins | 1 Jun 2022 | |
| Nicodamidae (family) | TimL | 1 Jun 2022 |
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The spider was seen racing down a tree when it came to an abrupt stop. It had come across the silk dragline of another spider and had stopped with its front legs over and under the dragline (second to fourth images). The spider pushed the dragline out of the way with one of its legs (first and last images), reared up and sped off down the tree.
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1 Jun 2022
Nicodamus is the most likely genus to be found in ACT. N. peregrinus is the most common species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.104558-35.275280
- Altitude 685.9m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 May 2022 11:15 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Nicodamus peregrinus Scientific name
- Common Red and black spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1106.31m Recorded at altitude
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