Opisthoncus grassator
Jumping spider at Holt, ACT
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| Opisthoncus grassator | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Aug 2023 | |
| Unverified | Margo | 20 Aug 2023 |
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Tiny spider on lemon leaf. I'm guessing some kind of jumping spider. (?) And could these be her eggs in the second image?
2 comments
22 Aug 2023
Not her eggs she lays her eggs in a sac within a curled up leaf. These look like eggs of a bug, perhaps old eggs of the Bronze Orange Bug, which is common on citrus
22 Aug 2023
Thanks, Michael. Yes, we certainly do get lots of Bronze Orange Bugs on our lemon tree during the warmer months. However, I did notice a curled up leaf with something inside, not too far away from the spider.
Location information
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Margo Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Margo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Opisthoncus grassator Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Species information
- Opisthoncus grassator Scientific name
- Jumping spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 826.5m Recorded at altitude
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