Crab spider at Page, ACT
Identification history
| Cymbacha ocellata | 17 Jun 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 16 Jun 2024 | Cristy1676 |
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2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
17 Jun 2024
I think the white blobs are fly larvae, possibly of small-headed or spider flies, that are spider parasites
see https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=fly+parasites+of+spiders&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&ip=1&vld=cid:a0e610e0,vid:2J_DwKt-nsA,st:0
see https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=fly+parasites+of+spiders&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&ip=1&vld=cid:a0e610e0,vid:2J_DwKt-nsA,st:0
Cristy1676
wrote:
17 Jun 2024
@MichaelMulvaney thank you so much! Thats really interesting. Tha k you for the links!
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.046128-35.241354
- Altitude 635.0m
- Places Page, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Jun 2024 10:23 AM Recorded on
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Species information
- Cymbacha ocellata Scientific name
- Crab spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 759.2m Recorded at altitude
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