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Myrmarachne luctuosa

1 Polyrachis Ant Mimic Spider at Cook, ACT

Myrmarachne luctuosa at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018
Myrmarachne luctuosa at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018
Myrmarachne luctuosa at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018
Myrmarachne luctuosa at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018
Myrmarachne luctuosa at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018
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Identification history

Myrmarachne luctuosa 6 Jun 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Myrmarachne luctuosa 6 Jun 2018 CathB
Myrmarachne sp. (genus) 4 Mar 2018 CathB

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Looked and moved just like an ant, but kept hiding behind loose bark unlike ants. Image 5 was taken on the same tree (E. mannifera) the next day.

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   9 Mar 2018
I think it may be Myrmachne erythrocephala - the misnamed Red-headed Ant Mimic
DerekC wrote:
   5 May 2018
I think this also look more like Myrmarachne luctuosa because of the way it caries its front legs, appearing much longer. M erythrocephala and M luctuosa appear quite similar and the range of erythrocephala would appear to be broad enough. I do not known the luctuosa range but maybe restricted to the tropics?

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Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at Cook, ACT - 4 May 2020 by CathB
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Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at Cook, ACT - 4 May 2020 by CathB
Platypezidae sp. (family) (Unidentified platypezid fly) at Cook, ACT - 3 May 2020 by CathB
Philobota (genus) (Unidentified Philobota genus moths) at Cook, ACT - 3 May 2020 by CathB
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Zonopetala decisana (Zonopetala decisana) at Cook, ACT - 20 Mar 2020 by CathB
Calperum ottei (A recently described pygmy cricket) at Cook, ACT - 19 Mar 2020 by CathB
Johnrehnia concisa (A native cockroach) at Cook, ACT - 16 Mar 2020 by CathB
Polyclonus atratus (A sawfly) at Cook, ACT - 8 Mar 2020 by CathB

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