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Garden Jumping Spider
Opisthoncus parcedentatus
-37.919, 145.271
Field Notes
Description:
A jumping spider about 7mm long. It was a pale yellow with white lines. The abdomen showed a narrow horse-shoe shape of deep brown rectangular patterns.
Eyes were a dark brown.
Habitat:
Spotted on a eucalytpus tree in a narrow conservation strip.
Notes:
This is probably a female as males are said to be difficult to spot. These spiders hunt during the day and retreat in leaf shelters at night.
Family: Salticidae
Reference Links:
Garden Jumping Spider - Opisthoncus parcedentatus
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 23, 2014
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