Tamopsis spp.
Long-spinneret Bark-spider / Tree-trunk Spider / Two-tailed Spider
Observation 2013-10-05 12:00 AM
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Description
Size 16mm including legs. Abdomen like a milky opal set in gold. Very alert and fast moving. Attracted to arthropod activity around lights at the local school.
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Date & Time
2013-10-05 12:00 AM
Location
-37.895684 , 145.314445 : m
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| NS Observation No. | 53B39858E35EB1298401056A |
|---|---|
| Created | 2013-10-16 11:21 PM (over 5 years ago) |
| Created By | Mark Ridgway |
| Updated | 2015-03-18 04:18 AM (about 4 years ago) |
| Updated By | Russell Best |
| Edits | 2 |
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Unknown Family known but not exact species
• 16 Oct 2013
Unknown I can only find similar (but different) species. Nothing that matches close enough to be confident. Excellent record given no Tamopsis or Hersiliidae appears near your area: http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?q=tamopsis#tab_recordsView
• 17 Oct 2013
Unknown Thanks Russell. I should have put it back to Hersiliidae. I thought the system was insisting on species level ID. You're so right about not many such finds even in Victoria. We've seen a couple of different looking ones over the past 2 years... possibly one species though. They might vary with growth.
• 17 Oct 2013
Unknown No worries. NS is for Vic species only but there aren't good Vic lists for many groups, including spiders, beetles, fungi, etc but working on those. If you find a species name isn't on NS let me know and I will upload the name.
• 17 Oct 2013
Unknown Sources for Vic data in NS is available at https://sites.google.com/site/naturesharehelp/acknowledgements
• 18 Oct 2013
Russell Best ID to Tamopsis genus confirmed by Robert Whyte.
• 18 Mar 2015