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hairy crab spider

Sidymella hirsuta

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

Unaccustomed to being noticed, this tiny spider hardly moved, then shuffled around the other side of the stem. When coaxed onto a young Pomaderris leaf to assist my cantankerous auto focus, this brown kneed stem colored spider became more visible.

Habitat:

On the stem of a pomaderris tree.

Notes:

Spider #6
See another one here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8700657
Argybee, nice to meet you both.
For your red berried shrub, check out Coprosma nitida Mountain Currant Bush and Coprosma quadrifida
Native Currant, Prickly Currant
http://www.olelantana.com/index.php?main_page=products_all&disp_order=1…

Reference Links:

The Find-a-spider Guide - Sidymella hirsuta

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Comments (5)
Mark Ridgway
What about Stephanopis barbipes... http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/317.htm
Mark Ridgway
Congratulations on getting your pith helmet too martin. I hope the instigator of this award didn't have a lisp.
Leuba Ridgway
Yes, good looking little spider. About the currants -I checked both the Coprosma species but I was unsure because the plant in my spotting did not look that healthy ( did not have such profusion of berries) and it said that they grew in montane regions - still, I agree it is a native currant and will put it down as Coprosma sp. Thanks again Martin for your assistance with my spottings !
MartinL
Yes argybee I deleted about six that were out of focus. I can easily imagine its two rows of tiny eyes in macro and regret a lost opportunity to capture a portrait that may never be noticed again. His odd abdomen shape and 'legs up' posture noticed on your spotting. Four eyes are always better than two.
Mark Ridgway
I like the 'bifurcated' abdomen. My pics of this aren't very good but will put them up later tonight. Checking the currants link now thank you.

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PublishedJanuary 28, 2012

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