Myrmarachne luctuosa
1 Polyrachis Ant Mimic Spider at Gateway Island, VIC
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| Myrmarachne luctuosa | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Oct 2021 | |
| Zodariidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 24 Oct 2021 | |
| ZODARIIDAE | ChrisAllen | 22 Oct 2021 |
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User's notes
Photo isn't the greatest, as it wanted to hide in the shadows. Seemed to be mimicking the black and gold ants commonly found on Eucalyptus trees
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.894797-36.091014
- Altitude 176.3m
- Places Gateway Island, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2021 03:12 PM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) ChrisAllen Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Myrmarachne luctuosa
Species information
- Myrmarachne luctuosa Scientific name
- Polyrachis Ant Mimic Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 808m Recorded at altitude
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