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Female guarding eggs in a fold of the sun umbrella. Several creatures fell out (a tiger slug, 2 Drymaplaneta species) when I opened it for the first time after winter but this one stayed put.
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15 mm body length.
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15 mm body length.
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15 mm body length.
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with freshly caught Eriophora pustulosa (slowly stalked over about 5 hours...)
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with freshly caught Eriophora pustulosa (slowly stalked over about 5 hours...)
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One spider eating another - I think. The next day there was only one.
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One spider eating another - I think. The next day there was only one.
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One of the insects collected by the tamariki of @pjd1. The tamariki are intrepid explorers bravely wandering through the bush in the eternal search for bugs, which they bring back for photographing and recording purposes and it is very much appreciated :)
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About 2cm long, sitting in the sink!
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About 2cm long, sitting in the sink!
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About 2cm long, sitting in the sink!
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About 2cm long, sitting in the sink!
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Possibly the biggest I've seen
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Adult female on garage wall
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Not the biggest I've seen, but one of the fastest. Found amongst clothing in wifes' closet
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Not the biggest I've seen, but one of the fastest. Found amongst clothing in wifes' closet
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Summary[
edit] Description: White-tailed spider, Australia According to
Norman I. Platnick, this is a member of
Lamponidae, most likely subfamily Lamponinae, but cannot be further determined from the picture alone. --
Sarefo 13:38, 9 January 2007 (UTC). Date: 2006. Source: Own work. Author: TTaylor. Permission(
Reusing this file): with attribution.