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Knobbly crab spider

Stephanopis sp.

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small.. about 10mm body length and very well camouflaged on this background of scale insect shells.
Would not have been noticed if it hadn't moved it's legs.

Habitat:

Open dry woodland. <br> On a 1 metre length of small eucalyptus stem covered with the remains of an erriococcid genocide (probably the work of euro wasps)

Notes:

Lysterfield Lake Park <br> https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9… <br>

Reference Links:

Stephanopis - Wikipedia, Stephanopis | Atlas of Living Australia

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Comments (5)
Neil Ross
Excellent spotting, Mark. That is so-well-camouflaged. Super eyes :)
Tukup
Uff. Wish I could send you some. We get nearly 20 feet of rain a year. I trust the rain will come soon.
Mark Ridgway
Thanks Tukup. We are suffering a dreadful drought here so there's not much to find. I sort of felt sorry for this tiny guy. Amazing how these find the perfect location for their camo though... like they know what they look like. ;-)
Tukup
Great shot Mark. Either you have terrific eyes or he must have waved a flag at you. All but invisible on that background of shells. Great spotting. Thanks for sharing.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2019

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