Ground Spider Male, ventral | Wishbone Ground Spider Male, profile | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida) | ||||
Order: | Spiders (Araneae) | ||||
Family: | Ground Spider (Gnaphosoidea: Gnaphosidae) | ||||
Species: | Wishbone Ground Spider (Gnaphosidae sp ES04) | ||||
This Photo: | Male, dorsal | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~9.5mm long It isn't obvious in these photo's, but this looks like a small wishbone spider to the naked eye. The hair on the leg joints near the body stand out in natural light, like the smooth joints on wishbone spiders. Separating out Gnaphosidae spiders photographically is nearly impossible; even for arachnologists. | |||||
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