Zodariidae (family)
1 Ant spider or Spotted ground spider at Farrer, ACT
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| Zodariidae (family) | NateKingsford | 20 Aug 2026 | |
| Unverified | regeraghty | 20 Aug 2026 |
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This is an old photo. Terribly blurred due to poor light and the speed that the spider was running at. I'm still curious what kind of spider this was on Farrer Ridge.
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21 Aug 2026
Thanks for identifying the family!
It looks like this spider identified by the museum as the "Ant Eating Spider".
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/ant-eating-spider/
It looks like this spider identified by the museum as the "Ant Eating Spider".
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/ant-eating-spider/
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108279-35.386530
- Maps Farrer Ridge
- Places Farrer, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Feb 2021 06:39 PM Recorded on
- regeraghty Recorded by
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- regeraghty NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other hunting spiders Spiders Zodariidae (family)
Species information
- Zodariidae (family) Scientific name
- Ant spider or Spotted ground spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1275.25m Recorded at altitude
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3 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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