Sidymella sp. (genus)
3 A crab spider at Stromlo, ACT
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| Sidymella sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 31 Jan 2023 | |
| Araneinae (subfamily) | AJB | 2 Dec 2022 | |
| Unverified | AJB | 30 Nov 2022 |
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Could not spot this one in the Field Guide, maybe it comes in other colours?
3 comments
4 Dec 2022
This spider has a bottom that looks like the head of a Hawk Moth - I wonder if that is its purpose and why? see http://www.bushpea.com/in/pg/all/c/coprosma%20hawk%20moth%2005.html
4 Dec 2022
Thank you Michael, certainly seems a plausible explanation. I actually had idea there was so many Orb spiders and they are hard to ID, thanks to CNM I am leaning so much!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.001008-35.316247
- Altitude 661.7m
- Maps West Stromlo
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Nov 2022 11:25 AM Recorded on
- AJB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings AJB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sidymella sp. (genus) Other hunting spiders Spiders
Species information
- Sidymella sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A crab spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 748m Recorded at altitude
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