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Tasmanian Crab Spider

Cymbacha ocellata

Description:

Small 10mm flattened abdomen, smoky multicoloured pattern, short smooth pointed legs, builds a nest byt bending and sticking eucalyptus leaf like a samosa . tetrahedron.

Habitat:

Eucalyptus forest, Tasmania, Victoria - Australia.

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2 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

It's like leaf origami!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

love the leaf nest- I guess they must get hold of very fresh young leaves to do that..

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jan 19, 2012
Submitted on Jan 19, 2012

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