A two-tailed spider at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Tamopsis eucalypti | 5 Sep 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Tamopsis eucalypti | 5 Sep 2024 | kasiaaus |
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5 comments
NKingsford
wrote:
9 Sep 2024
What are the diagnostic characteristics you're using to separate T. eucalypti from T. fickerti?
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
9 Sep 2024
I have been confirming Tamopsis eucalypti if it has the slightly darker uniformly coloured linear marking down the centre of its body separating four depressions. T fickerti seems to have darker markings of multi-colours and extending beyond the central portion - but happy to be corrected - thanks for raising this
NKingsford
wrote:
10 Sep 2024
Cheers for the information, I've been meaning to go through papers for Tamopsis and looking at the underlining diagnostic characteristics for each of the species with a focus on ones found in Canberra. I'm aware that Tamopsis can be tricky when ID'ing, so I hope it's easier than I've heard and the differences in colours that you've listed are apart of said diagnostic characteristics
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
10 Sep 2024
Thanks please keep us informed - will continue on as is until informed otherwise
Location information
- Coordinates 149.048247-35.209838
- Altitude 639.9m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Sep 2024 01:39 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tamopsis eucalypti Other hunting spiders Spiders
Species information
- Tamopsis eucalypti Scientific name
- A two-tailed spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 6069.1m Recorded at altitude
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