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Orange-legged Swift Spider

Supunna picta

Description:

Black with orange ends of front legs, rest of legs black. Head black with white stripes along side; white or yellow spots on upper body. Black with orange ends of front legs, rest of legs black. Head black with white stripes along side; white or yellow spots on upper body. Very fast moving, often found in open sunny patches running around with front legs trembling. Easily able to climb glass. http://www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au/Find+...

Habitat:

Most of Australia, introduced into New Zealand. Habitat: open forest, grassland, houses.

Notes:

Lives in a Small fake tree on our doorstep.

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2 Comments

NicholasConnop
NicholasConnop 10 years ago

We have the Katipo which is rarer than the Kiwi. So 1 vs unknown... lol

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

NZ would have almost zero bities if we hadn't made such contributions. :-)

NicholasConnop
Spotted by
NicholasConnop

Northland, New Zealand

Spotted on Jul 29, 2013
Submitted on Jul 29, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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