Striped Sac Spider
Male, dorsal, ~8mm
Striped Sac Spider
Male, palp spur
| Striped Sac Spider Male, dorsal, ~8mm | | Striped Sac Spider Male, palp spur | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida) | |||
| Order: | Spiders (Araneae) | ||||
| Family: | Sac Spider (Eutichuridae) | ||||
| Species: | Striped Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium sp ES01) | ||||
| This Photo: | Male, eye arrangement | ||||
| Other names: | Green Sac Spider, Longlegged Sac Spider or Yellow Sac Spider | ||||
General Species Information: Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere They change colour to some degree based on their last meal. A medium sized spider with a pale green abdomen containing a brown strip at the front. Very large large chelicera (the structure holding the fangs) for it's size. She tended to sit with 2 legs back and 6 legs forward. We don't know which male (ES01 or ES02) the females goes with. In fact, the female may even be a 3rd species. Also note that ES01 was only found in the Adelaide Hills, and ES02 only at Ellura. | |||||
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