Red & Black Spider
Male, eyes, anterior
Red & Black Spider
Male, palps
| Red & Black Spider Male, eyes, anterior | | Red & Black Spider Male, palps | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida) | |||
| Order: | Spiders (Araneae) | ||||
| Family: | Red and Black Spider (Nicodamidae) | ||||
| Species: | Red & Black Spider (Nicodamus cf peregrinus) | ||||
| This Photo: | Male, palps | ||||
| Other name: | Red and Black Spider | ||||
Thank you Mark Newton for identifying this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Very unusual palps on the male of this spider. They are all unique, but this one has some external projections on them. We were also lucky enough to catch the spiral shape inside the cup as well. While a red & black spider, you can see the abdomen has a strong navy blue sheen that is visible in sunshine to the naked eye. | |||||
| |||||
| |||||