Cryptachaea veruculata
Diamondback comb-footed spider at Hawker, ACT
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| Cryptachaea veruculata | YumiCallaway | 11 Mar 2025 | |
| Cryptachaea sp. | EmmaCollins | 11 Mar 2025 | |
| Cryptachaea veruculata | AlisonMilton | 7 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 4 Mar 2025 |
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2 comments
11 Mar 2025
I think this one's probably Cryptachaea gigantipes actually. There's a darker form, and I'd expect to see shorter legs for C. veruculata. But without a clear photo of her back, I'll leave it at genus.
11 Mar 2025
@EmmaCollins C. veruculata confirmation here based on the young which have full abdomen view. General colouration and patterns of what is visible of the adult matches other sightings, and the legs (not of the cricket/prey) seems usual for length. Let me know if you'd prefer to keep it at genus!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029008-35.241040
- Altitude 631.1m
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Mar 2025 10:55 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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- AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Cryptachaea veruculata Other web-building spiders Spiders
Species information
- Cryptachaea veruculata Scientific name
- Diamondback comb-footed spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1081.4m Recorded at altitude
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