Jumping spider at Flynn, ACT
Identification history
| Salticidae (family) | 22 May 2025 | NateKingsford | ||
| Unverified | 21 May 2025 | kasiaaus |
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User's notes
It's a dead jumping spider. Probably a Servaea sp. I never got a top photo because the wind blew it away. It has a strange shiny thing on the underside of the abdomen.
1 comment
NateKingsford
wrote:
22 May 2025
The "strange shiny thing" on the ventral side is a parasite, something like a fly or wasp larvae, feeding on the spider
Location information
- Coordinates 149.043381-35.206062
- Altitude 616.0m
- Places Flynn, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 May 2025 12:08 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders Salticidae (family)
Species information
- Salticidae (family) Scientific name
- Jumping spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1644.18m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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