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Theridiidae (family)

2 Comb-footed spider at Greenleigh, NSW

Theridiidae (family) at Greenleigh, NSW - 1 Nov 2021
Theridiidae (family) at Greenleigh, NSW - 1 Nov 2021
Theridiidae (family) at Greenleigh, NSW - 1 Nov 2021
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Identification history

Theridiidae (family) 26 Nov 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Theridiidae (family) 11 Nov 2021 MichaelBedingfield
THERIDIIDAE (family) 9 Nov 2021 LyndalT

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Can someone tell me pls if the red lumps are the spider, or some sort of parasitic mite?

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   9 Nov 2021
The red blobs are parasitic mites
LyndalT wrote:
   9 Nov 2021
That's a lot of mites for a tiny spider!
   11 Nov 2021
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Wallabia bicolor (Swamp Wallaby) at Greenleigh, NSW - 8 Jul 2024 by LyndalT
Acanthiza lineata (Striated Thornbill) at QPRC LGA - 3 Jul 2024 by LyndalT
Eopsaltria australis (Eastern Yellow Robin) at QPRC LGA - 3 Jul 2024 by LyndalT
Cheiracanthium gracile (Slender sac spider) at QPRC LGA - 18 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at QPRC LGA - 18 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Helpis minitabunda (Threatening jumping spider) at QPRC LGA - 18 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Fulgoroidea sp. (superfamily) (Unidentified fulgoroid planthopper) at QPRC LGA - 18 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Boreoides subulatus (Wingless Soldier Fly) at QPRC LGA - 18 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Lindneromyia sp. (Flat-footed fly) at QPRC LGA - 18 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Braconidae (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp) at QPRC LGA - 18 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Gracillariidae (family) (A leafminer moth) at QPRC LGA - 18 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Petroica rosea (Rose Robin) at QPRC LGA - 18 Apr 2024 by LyndalT
Poltys sp. (genus) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Depressa albicosta (A lauxid fly) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Lygaeidae (family) (Seed bug) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Tephritidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Cicadellidae (family) (Unidentified leafhopper) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Cerceris sp. (genus) (Unidentified Cerceris wasp) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Bactrocera sp. (genus) (A fruit fly) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Chloropidae (family) (Frit fly) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Paropsisterna m-fuscum (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Chorista australis (Autumn scorpion fly) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Gerridae (family) (Unidentified water strider) at QPRC LGA - 16 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Daerlac cephalotes (Ant Mimicking Seedbug) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Usnea sp. (genus) (Bearded lichen) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Opisthoncus nigrofemoratus (Black-thighed jumper) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Salpesia sp. (genus) (Salpesia Jumping Spider) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Ledromorpha planirostris (A leafhopper) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Crematogaster sp. (genus) (Acrobat ant, Cocktail ant) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Tamopsis eucalypti (A two-tailed spider) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Clania lewinii (Lewin's case moth) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Hemibela (genus) (A Concealer moth) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Apiomorpha calycina/urnalis* species complex (A gall forming scale) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Septobasidium sp. at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Chaetophyes compacta (Tube spittlebug) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Simaethula sp. (genus) (A jumping spider) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Truncospora ochroleuca at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Oxycanus (genus) (Unidentified Oxycanus moths) at QPRC LGA - 14 Apr 2024 by LyndalT
Phasmatodea (order) (Unidentified stick insect) at QPRC LGA - 14 Apr 2024 by LyndalT
Ordgarius magnificus (Magnificent Spider) at QPRC LGA - 12 Apr 2024 by LyndalT
Euproctis baliolalis (Browntail Gum Moth) at QPRC LGA - 27 Mar 2024 by LyndalT
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at QPRC LGA - 17 Mar 2024 by Hejor1
Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant) at QPRC LGA - 17 Mar 2024 by Hejor1
Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant) at QPRC LGA - 17 Mar 2024 by Hejor1
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at QPRC LGA - 17 Mar 2024 by Hejor1
Usnea sp. (genus) (Bearded lichen) at QPRC LGA - 17 Mar 2024 by Hejor1
Usnea sp. (genus) (Bearded lichen) at QPRC LGA - 17 Mar 2024 by Hejor1
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin Bowerbird) at QPRC LGA - 9 Mar 2024 by LyndalT
Porrostoma sp. (genus) (Lycid, Net-winged beetle) at QPRC LGA - 6 Mar 2024 by LyndalT
Gryllotalpa sp. (genus) (Mole Cricket) at QPRC LGA - 22 Feb 2024 by LyndalT
Ordgarius magnificus (Magnificent Spider) at QPRC LGA - 30 Jan 2024 by LyndalT
Fuligo septica (Scrambled egg slime) at QPRC LGA - 29 Jan 2024 by LyndalT
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at QPRC LGA - 26 Jan 2024 by LyndalT
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths) at QPRC LGA - 25 Jan 2024 by LyndalT
Conoeca guildingi (A case moth) at QPRC LGA - 14 Jan 2024 by Hejor1
Camponotus claripes (Pale-legged sugar ant) at QPRC LGA - 14 Jan 2024 by Hejor1
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at QPRC LGA - 14 Jan 2024 by Hejor1
Cicadellidae (family) (Unidentified leafhopper) at QPRC LGA - 14 Jan 2024 by Hejor1
Oncocoris sp. (genus) (A stink bug) at QPRC LGA - 14 Jan 2024 by Hejor1
Theridion pyramidale (Tangle-web spider) at QPRC LGA - 14 Jan 2024 by Hejor1
Euops sp. (genus) (A leaf-rolling weevil) at QPRC LGA - 14 Jan 2024 by LyndalT
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at QPRC LGA - 14 Jan 2024 by LyndalT
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at QPRC LGA - 14 Jan 2024 by LyndalT
Agrotis munda (Brown Cutworm) at QPRC LGA - 12 Jan 2024 by LyndalT
Sceleocantha glabricollis (Wattle root longicorn) at QPRC LGA - 10 Jan 2024 by LyndalT
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Tasmanicosa wolf spider) at QPRC LGA - 2 Jan 2024 by LyndalT
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at QPRC LGA - 24 Dec 2023 by LyndalT
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at QPRC LGA - 24 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at QPRC LGA - 22 Dec 2023 by LyndalT
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at QPRC LGA - 19 Dec 2023 by LyndalT
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue) at QPRC LGA - 4 Dec 2023 by LyndalT
Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) quadriceps (Hylaeine colletid bee) at QPRC LGA - 25 Nov 2023 by LyndalT
Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at QPRC LGA - 25 Nov 2023 by LyndalT
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at QPRC LGA - 25 Nov 2023 by LyndalT
Opisthoncus serratofasciatus (Chevronned jumper) at QPRC LGA - 19 Nov 2023 by LyndalT
Badumna insignis (Black House Spider) at Greenleigh, NSW - 11 Oct 2023 by LyndalT
Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box) at Greenleigh, NSW - 18 Sep 2023 by LyndalT
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Greenleigh, NSW - 18 Sep 2023 by LyndalT
Braconidae (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp) at Greenleigh, NSW - 16 Sep 2023 by Hejor1
Socca pustulosa (Knobbled Orbweaver) at Greenleigh, NSW - 16 Sep 2023 by Hejor1
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at Greenleigh, NSW - 16 Sep 2023 by Hejor1
Araneae (order) (Unidentified spider) at Greenleigh, NSW - 16 Sep 2023 by Hejor1
Mallada sp. (genus) (Green lacewing) at Greenleigh, NSW - 16 Sep 2023 by Hejor1
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Greenleigh, NSW - 16 Sep 2023 by Hejor1
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Greenleigh, NSW - 16 Sep 2023 by Hejor1
Lehtinelagia prasina (Leek-green flower spider) at Greenleigh, NSW - 29 Aug 2023 by Hejor1
Servaea incana (Hoary Servaea) at Greenleigh, NSW - 29 Aug 2023 by LyndalT
Trametes (old Pycnoporus sp.) (Scarlet Bracket) at Greenleigh, NSW - 14 Aug 2023 by LyndalT
Cormobates leucophaea (White-throated Treecreeper) at Greenleigh, NSW - 3 Jul 2023 by LyndalT
Monomachus antipodalis (A parasitic wasp) at Greenleigh, NSW - 25 Jun 2023 by Hejor1
Pachycephala pectoralis (Golden Whistler) at Greenleigh, NSW - 9 Jun 2023 by LyndalT
Zosterops lateralis (Silvereye) at Greenleigh, NSW - 3 May 2023 by LyndalT
Acanthiza lineata (Striated Thornbill) at Greenleigh, NSW - 20 Apr 2023 by LyndalT

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  • 1 Nov 2021 12:37 PM Recorded on
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  • Less than 5mm Animal size

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