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Tasmanian Crab Spider

Cymbacha ocellata

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small 10mm flattened abdomen, smoky multicoloured pattern, short smooth pointed legs, builds a nest byt bending and sticking eucalyptus leaf like a samosa . tetrahedron.

Habitat:

Eucalyptus forest, Tasmania, Victoria - Australia.

Reference Links:

Tasmanian Spiders

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Comments (2)
Leuba Ridgway
love the leaf nest- I guess they must get hold of very fresh young leaves to do that..

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International Spider Survey
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 19, 2012

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