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Adoxotoma nodosa?
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Adoxotoma nodosa? (or a closely related species; the spider formerly called Astia nodosa has now been renamed by Gardzinska and Zabka - see reference below)
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female: 6.5 mm
male: about 5.5 mm
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This reasonably small salticid is often found under loose bark in eucalypt forests. The females are said to build a brood chamber under the bark
and spend a great deal of time in this guarding their egg sac. What appear to be juveniles of the same species are often found in leaf litter
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Unknown but this is a timid spider and its fangs may be too small to present a hazard to humans
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The generic name of this spider was changed in 2010 because of the following publication: Gardzinska J. and Zabka M. (2010) "A new genus and five new species of Astieae
(Araneae: Salticidae) from Australia, with remarks on distribution" Zootaxa 2526 37-53.
Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Astia hariola and several salticid genera, especially when immature specimens are examined.
Note that Astia, Arasia, Adoxotoma, Helpis, Parahelpis and Tauala are considered to be a closely related group of genera with many physical similarities.
Email Ron Atkinson for more information.
Last updated 23 August 2010
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