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Stephanopis cambridgei
Approximately 15mm overall this weird spider didn't move like most. It was slow, turning constantly, waving two pairs of fore legs very slowly, and definitely attracted to my torch light. Strong patterns of cream, black, brown and quite tubercular in parts. Short abdomen and large flattened cephalo-thorax. I think I can see eight eyes but tiny and well dispersed?
Slowly exploring a wall in a very dark area of the local school late at night.
Thanks to Ron Atkinson at 'Find-a-spider-guide' for the ID Estimated 90% accuracy. Similar might be S altifrons, S corticalis http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spide...
order: ARANEAE
infraorder: ARANEOMORPHAE
family: THOMISIDAE
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Dec 20, 2013
Submitted on Dec 21, 2013
7 Comments
Thanks Ron... named.
Thnaks Stephen.
send a copy to Ron Atkinson at 'Find a Spider'... ron.k.atkinson@gmail.com; He loves getting pictures of new spiders
Thanks Lauren, Luis, Stephen. I haven't had any luck with this ID. I'll call it NightSchool spider for now.
very unusual, could it be something like a wolf spider with a bad fungal attack?
Very bark-like. Neat.
It is strange.