An ant eating spider at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Euryopis sp. (genus) | 14 Aug 2025 | EathanDouglas | ||
| Euryopis splendens | 4 Aug 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Euryopis splendens | 4 Aug 2025 | Hejor1 |
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EathanDouglas
wrote:
14 Aug 2025
I remember talking about E. splendens somewhere on Naturemapr a while back, the species is misplaced in the genus Euryopis and should be transferred to Steatoda. The spider here is a true Euryopis :)
more info on "Euryopis" splendens: https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2673
more info on "Euryopis" splendens: https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2673
Location information
- Coordinates 149.150906-35.263289
- Altitude 613.6m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 3 Aug 2025 03:50 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Euryopis sp. (genus) Other web-building spiders Spiders
Species information
- Euryopis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- An ant eating spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.13m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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