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Long Crab Spider - Sidymella longipes

FAMILY THOMISIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Long Crab Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Leg to leg 20mm
 
This small spider rests on twig with legs pointing forward as a long stick. 
 
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We found it once in Sunnybank along the Bulimba Creek when it was hunting on a grass stem. 
 
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The spider is semi-transparent with pale brown triangle abdomen. 
 

Reference:
1. Australian Spiders in colour - Ramon Mascord, Reed Books Pty Ltd, 1970, p60
2. Sidymella longipes - The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2007.

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Last updated: December 11, 2007.