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Crab spider

Sidymella sp.

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Small (10mm) rough little spider; unusual 'V' shaped abdomen; all white with brown patches and knees; some eyes at top (like jumping spiders); 2 front pairs of legs proportionally longer.

Habitat:

On 4 metre shrub, native?, furry stems and leaves, within tall eucalyptus forest (national park)

Notes:

Possibly Sidymella hirsuta http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1616 <br> http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_spiders/HairyCrabSpider.htm

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Crab spiders

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
MartinL
There's some good research argybee. I favor Sidymella sp because it is more hairy like this one here http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertwhyte/4110962202/ . Our spotting is possibly not be an adult. I'm off to find the adults of this bug now http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8479275 if they haven't all molted and flown away =)
Mark Ridgway
maybe http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/317.htm
Mark Ridgway
Yes just a pity I didn't get any eyes in that one. Thought there might be one showing for a while but worked out it must be a knee. Spiders!! Too many eyes too many knees. If we can't ID this then you might end up with a spider named after you.
MartinL
You only need one best one. I wasn't too pleased putting it on the leaf because that wasn't its fave spot. This pic with rough hairy mottled surfaces works particularly well.
Mark Ridgway
Thanks martin. Not saying how many pics were deleted.
MartinL
What are the odds of finding the same spider? It did prefer the stem. The shrub is a native Pomaderris. Nice pics.

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International Spider Survey
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2012

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