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Tmarus cineraceus
A female grey crab spider about 7 mm long with long legs and a rounded abdomen. Legs were banded and grey perfectly matching the colour of a dried eucalyptus gall (Apiomorpha regularis) Could see 6 eyes on a dark grey cephalothorax. abdomen had a mottled appearance with small circular spots. Pic 4 shows end-on views of the spider's abdomen and the gall.
Spotted on a eucalyptus tree.
These spiders are said to hunt during the day, retreating into shelters built by folding leaf tips. They are well camouflaged on the shrubs and trees that they hunt on, like this spider that was resting stretched out on a Apiomorpha gall. gall ref: http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/Ento/im... Family: Thomisidae Subfamily: Thomisinae "For a time this spider became known as Tmarus cinerascens due to an error of transcription in Roewer's catalogue of spiders 1941-1955." - Source: Arachne.org.au
Spotted on Oct 24, 2013
Submitted on Oct 24, 2013
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great job!