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Spider attack

? Pholcus sp / Ambicodamus crinitus

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Habitat:

outside a garden shed

Notes:

Pics from left to right -

A long-legged Pholcidae spider attacking, killing and bundling-up a red & black spider. This happened in about 30 seconds. The white bodied pholcidae spider charged down the wall towards the red and black spider, injected venom into the little r& b spider ( which went limp straight away). The white spider then clambered over and around the little R&B spider and started bundling him in silk.

The R &B spider is still alive in pic #1...

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Comments (5)

Thanks Goody ! - sorry about the bird-poo on the wall ....
Yes, these spiders (pholcidae) are not so "delicate" after all - they eat redbacks and huntsman !! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholcidae
Apparently the Pholcidae are able to prey on Huntsman and RedBacks !!! seeking links now...
These little feeble looking Pholcidae are excellent at taking on bigger creatures. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8286008

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