Trachycosmidae (family)
Flat spiders at Paddys River, ACT
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| Trachycosmidae (family) | EmmaCollins | 6 Mar 2023 | ||
| Nyssus coloripes | CarbonAI | 4 Mar 2023 | ||
| Gnaphosidae or Trochanteriidae (families) | SWishart | 4 Mar 2023 |
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I accidentally knocked a layer of granite off a rock and it was underneath. Not sure who was more terrified but after screaming like an arachnophobe, I could see that it was incredibly flat for its size - the photos don't do it justice.
1 comment
6 Mar 2023
These have been revised recently into different families.
This one appears to be Trachycosmidae family. Can I ask what the vegetation was like?
This one appears to be Trachycosmidae family. Can I ask what the vegetation was like?
Location information
- Coordinates 148.927593-35.477857
- Altitude 1079.9m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2023 01:07 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trachycosmidae (family) Other hunting spiders Spiders
Species information
- Trachycosmidae (family) Scientific name
- Flat spiders Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1079.9m Recorded at altitude
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