Euryopis umbilicata
1 Striped tick spider at O'Connor, ACT
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| Euryopis umbilicata | MichaelMulvaney | 18 Aug 2023 | |
| Cryptachaea veruculata | CarbonAI | 18 Aug 2023 | |
| Euryopis umbilicata | trevorpreston | 18 Aug 2023 |
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On gum tree trunk
2 comments
18 Aug 2023
see interesting story about how it catches its prey
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/20/moves-as-smooth-as-silk-scientists-uncover-australian-ant-slayer-spiders-hunting-secrets
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/20/moves-as-smooth-as-silk-scientists-uncover-australian-ant-slayer-spiders-hunting-secrets
Location information
- Coordinates 149.119938-35.256858
- Altitude 610.2m
- Maps Banksia Street Wetland Corridor
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 18 Aug 2023 11:32 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Euryopis umbilicata Other web-building spiders Spiders
Species information
- Euryopis umbilicata Scientific name
- Striped tick spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.01m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Euryopis superba
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