A two-tailed spider at Yarralumla, ACT
Identification history
| Tamopsis eucalypti | 3 Nov 2025 | NateKingsford | ||
| Tamopsis eucalypti | 3 Nov 2025 | TimL |
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The images show a Two-tailed spider in what is a typical ambush posture. The spider has settled into an indentation on the side of a tree, facing downwards. Its body is pressed into the indentation whilst its legs and silk trip lines radiate out from the indentation. This posture can be seen in the final image which is a side-on view. Any prey approaching the indentation from any direction may not see the spider hiding within it until it's too late. Indentations on the side of eucalypts are good locations to search for these spiders.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.067585-35.303878
- Altitude 573.3m
- Maps National Zoo and Aquarium
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2025 01:31 PM Recorded on
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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