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Ant Hunting Spider

Euryopis splendens

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Field Notes

Description:

about 5mm black and near white with strong black legs and very short carapace

Habitat:

On the bark of a gum tree

Notes:

Specialised ant predator. Identification by Ron Atkinson, Find a Spider website (see reference)

Reference Links:

The Find-a-spider Guide - Euryopis elegans

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
StephenSolomons
It was just a Fuji FinePix 5800, yours is probably better. There was a Fox macro extension giving a little more depth. I changed to another Fuji lately but there is no extension available. Seems to be almost as good though
Mark Ridgway
Oh nice shot for a 3mm spider !! Now I want a better camera.
StephenSolomons
changed the id so it gave better definition of this spider's habit
Atul
Euryopis splendens

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International Spider Survey

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PublishedFebruary 24, 2013

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