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Spider

Sighting and photos (c) tarsh1.
Field Notes - Very small spider in my wheelbarrow in amongst garden waste.

This is a common species but I only seem to see it down burrows and never get a good look. The bright red chelicerae are very obvious in life as well as on the moult

Attempting to get some sort of photo of the red-chelicerae mystery (it was not impressed)

Observation for the crab spider - not happy with the sawfly larva crawling on its house, tagged him a couple of times.

Found by Jan pedersen in the plant section in Bauhaus - a new species introduction

2.6 mm

Green Planthopper

Large female (if that is an egg capsule being carried) spider blocking my way along large fallen log over river. By far the largest leg span of any spider I have seen.

Spider Wilson Reserve 31-1-15

eating leaf caterpillar like

Just completed a moult

Retrieved from water bowl.
2 mm

Comparison https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/39566616

Interesting that one leg remains 'hair free'

Body approx 12mm long.

Think this Salticidae is Ananeon sp

There were huge numbers of these midges in this location, which were providing an easy and abundant source of food for the swallows, martins and other small birds.

First for the season!

I can't see setae on scutellum (femorata are black while reichei are white) Soni don't believe species can be confirmed XOXO

Found on a blueberry plant.

Grooming