Tamopsis sp. (genus)

Two-tailed spider at Higgins, ACT

Tamopsis sp. (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 28 Feb 2025 09:01 AM
Tamopsis sp. (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 28 Feb 2025 09:01 AM
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Tamopsis sp. (genus) 4 Mar 2025 NateKingsford
Hersiliidae (family) 4 Mar 2025 DiBickers
Unidentified 4 Mar 2025 AlisonMilton

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AlisonMilton wrote:
   4 Mar 2025
@DiBickers Hi Di, I don't think this is a spider. I have collected and hatched these before and they were parasitic wasps.
NateKingsford wrote:
   4 Mar 2025
Definitely a spider egg sac. A female wasps would've used it's ovipositor to lay eggs inside the sac without interfering with the integrity with the structure, allowing the wasp eggs to hatch and eat the spider eggs

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  • Eucalyptus Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Eggs Breeding behaviour

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