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Two-tailed spider
Tamopsis sp.
-37.8958, 145.314
Field Notes
Description:
A tiny, very well camouflaged, extremely fast spider with a pair of huge spinnerets resembling a double tail. The abdomen was interesting however looking like a piece of bluish-white opal in a gold setting. (pic 2) Approximately 16mm overall (including legs).
Habitat:
Exploring the stone walls under strong night lights at the local school.
Notes:
Incredibly alert and quick to hide. This group are still being sorted out in Australia and species might not yet be clear. It's interesting to note that not many of this genus are within Victoria or Tasmania http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:4f…
They are also mostly responsible for those egg sacs like perfect spheres on strings often found in eucalyptus tree bark.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 5, 2013
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