Myrmarachne luctuosa

1 Polyrachis Ant Mimic Spider at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

Myrmarachne luctuosa	4 Oct 2024	MichaelMulvaney
Myrmarachne luctuosa	1 Oct 2024	SimoneC
Corinnidae (Family)	20 Sep 2024	TimL

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Assumed to be one of the Ant-mimicking spiders such as Corinnidae fam. It was moving around the tree in a manner very similar to a foraging ant. It had an attached orange-coloured parasite which is shown in following sighting 4594707.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.175622 -35.248778
Altitude 715.8m
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 Sep 2024 11:54 AM Recorded on
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Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Myrmarachne luctuosa Scientific name
Polyrachis Ant Mimic Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 808m Recorded at altitude
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