kate_curtis's Identifications

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What

Cryptic Orbweavers (Genus Cryptaranea)

Observer

siobhanb28

Date

February 2022

Place

Wellington, NZ (Google, OSM)
Cryptic Orbweavers - Photo (c) Uwe Schneehagen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Uwe Schneehagen
kate_curtis's ID: Cryptic Orbweavers (Genus Cryptaranea)
Added on March 07, 2023
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What

Cyclops Jumping Spider (Opisthoncus polyphemus)

Observer

ettie_dj

Date

March 1, 2023 04:30 PM NZDT

Place

Auckland CBD, Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Discovered after biting back of my neck. Massive sting

Cyclops Jumping Spider - Photo (c) Graham Wise, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Graham Wise
kate_curtis's ID: Cyclops Jumping Spider (Opisthoncus polyphemus)
Added on March 07, 2023
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3 photos

What

Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)

Observer

steve_kerr

Date

January 6, 2016

Place

Trotter's Gorge (Google, OSM)

Description

genus Euophrys ?

This one was jumping amongst the rocks, streamside.
I have seen this species on my property here in Dunedin many times, but never in "the wild".

Jumping Spiders - Photo (c) Philip Herbst, all rights reserved, uploaded by Philip Herbst
kate_curtis's ID: Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)
Added on March 07, 2023
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3 photos

What

Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)

Observer

steve_kerr

Date

January 6, 2016

Place

Trotter's Gorge (Google, OSM)

Description

genus Euophrys ?

This one was jumping amongst the rocks, streamside.
I have seen this species on my property here in Dunedin many times, but never in "the wild".

Jumping Spiders - Photo (c) Philip Herbst, all rights reserved, uploaded by Philip Herbst
kate_curtis's ID: Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)
Added on March 07, 2023
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What

White Banded House Jumper (Maratus griseus)

Observer

dave_holland

Date

November 4, 2020 12:40 PM NZDT

Place

Clutha, Otago, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

fat as!

Jumping Spiders - Photo (c) Philip Herbst, all rights reserved, uploaded by Philip Herbst
kate_curtis's ID: Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)
Added on February 28, 2023
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2 photos

What

Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)

Observer

phoenixwhite

Date

February 11, 2023 01:58 PM NZDT

Place

North Island, Warkworth, Auckland, NZ (Google, OSM)
Jumping Spiders - Photo (c) Philip Herbst, all rights reserved, uploaded by Philip Herbst
kate_curtis's ID: Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)
Added on February 25, 2023
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2 photos

What

Golden-brown Jumping Spider (Trite auricoma)

Observer

commoncopper

Date

February 7, 2023 08:08 PM NZDT

Place

Ram Track, Nth Egmont (Google, OSM)
Golden-brown Jumping Spider - Photo (c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
kate_curtis's ID: Golden-brown Jumping Spider (Trite auricoma)
Added on February 25, 2023
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What

Black-headed Jumping Spider (Trite planiceps)

Observer

russelleo

Date

February 13, 2023 02:26 PM NZDT

Place

Te Ika-a-Māui/North Island, Wellington, Wellington, NZ (Google, OSM)
Black-headed Jumping Spider - Photo (c) Gathadair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
kate_curtis's ID: Black-headed Jumping Spider (Trite planiceps)
Added on February 25, 2023
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2 photos

What

Golden-brown Jumping Spider (Trite auricoma)

Observer

a-j

Date

April 3, 2022 04:36 PM NZST

Place

41 Embo Street, Caversham, Dunedin 9012, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Golden-brown Jumping Spider - Photo (c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
kate_curtis's ID: Golden-brown Jumping Spider (Trite auricoma)
Added on February 13, 2023
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4 photos

What

Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)

Observer

ari-mac

Date

December 26, 2019 09:46 AM NZDT

Place

Karitane 9471, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Jumping Spiders - Photo (c) Philip Herbst, all rights reserved, uploaded by Philip Herbst
kate_curtis's ID: Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)
Added on February 09, 2023
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3 photos

What

Adoxotoma forsteri

Observer

chrisc

Date

February 7, 2023 10:57 AM NZDT

Place

Greenlane, Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Very well camouflaged on grey stone wall.
Brief, intermittent flashing of white tips of palps a conspicuous feature.

Adoxotoma forsteri - Photo (c) bythepark, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by bythepark
kate_curtis's ID: Adoxotoma forsteri, a member of Unorthodox Jumping Spiders (Genus Adoxotoma)
Added on February 09, 2023
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2 photos

What

Golden-brown Jumping Spider (Trite auricoma)

Observer

selenachan

Date

November 7, 2022 02:44 PM NZDT

Place

Oban 9818, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Golden-brown Jumping Spider - Photo (c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
kate_curtis's ID: Golden-brown Jumping Spider (Trite auricoma)
Added on February 01, 2023
Leading

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5 photos

What

Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)

Observer

arnim

Date

January 21, 2023 08:32 AM NZDT

Place

Hokio Beach, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Jumping Spiders - Photo (c) Philip Herbst, all rights reserved, uploaded by Philip Herbst
kate_curtis's ID: Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)
Added on January 22, 2023
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2 photos

What

False Katipo (Steatoda capensis)

Observer

finnillsleykemp

Date

January 22, 2023 12:42 PM NZDT

Place

Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Black Cobweb Spider - Photo (c) Ethan Yeoman, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ethan Yeoman
kate_curtis's ID: False Katipo (Steatoda capensis)
Added on January 22, 2023
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3 photos

What

Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver (Backobourkia brouni)

Observer

jellyanna

Date

January 20, 2023 01:05 PM NZDT

Place

Whāngaimoana 5772, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver - Photo (c) sunphlo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
kate_curtis's ID: Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver (Backobourkia brouni)
Added on January 20, 2023
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2 photos

What

Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver (Backobourkia brouni)

Observer

staceycampster

Date

January 20, 2023 07:44 PM NZDT

Place

North Island, Cable Bay, Northland, NZ (Google, OSM)

Description

Nursery web? Wolf spider?

Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver - Photo (c) sunphlo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
kate_curtis's ID: Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver (Backobourkia brouni)
Added on January 20, 2023
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What

Orbweavers (Family Araneidae)

Observer

dustinlamont

Date

January 20, 2023 11:48 AM NZDT

Place

Pigeon Bay, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

On car. Immediately dropped off into grass! Thought it was a Diaea but don't think so after looking at photo — those setae on the forelegs are weird.

Orbweavers - Photo (c) Eric Eaton, all rights reserved, uploaded by Eric Eaton
kate_curtis's ID: Orbweavers (Family Araneidae)
Added on January 20, 2023
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What

Dolomedes dondalei

Observer

sebastiandoak

Date

January 20, 2023 01:44 PM NZDT

Place

Charleston, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Has caught a fish.

Dolomedes dondalei - Photo (c) Charles Fryett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
kate_curtis's ID: Dolomedes dondalei, a member of Fishing Spiders (Genus Dolomedes)
Added on January 20, 2023
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What

Nanometa lagenifera

Observer

sebastiandoak

Date

January 2023

Place

West Coast, NZ (Google, OSM)
Nanometa lagenifera - Photo (c) Steve Kerr, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Steve Kerr
kate_curtis's ID: Nanometa lagenifera, a member of Long-jawed Orbweavers (Family Tetragnathidae)
Added on January 20, 2023
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What

Black-headed Jumping Spider (Trite planiceps)

Observer

househopper_jr

Date

January 10, 2023 01:52 PM NZDT

Place

Sawyers Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Black-headed Jumping Spider - Photo (c) Gathadair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
kate_curtis's ID: Black-headed Jumping Spider (Trite planiceps)
Added on January 19, 2023
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What

Black-headed Jumping Spider (Trite planiceps)

Observer

nadia_green

Date

January 17, 2023 12:49 PM NZDT

Place

Te Waipounamu/South Island, Lyttelton, Canterbury, NZ (Google, OSM)
Black-headed Jumping Spider - Photo (c) Gathadair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
kate_curtis's ID: Black-headed Jumping Spider (Trite planiceps)
Added on January 19, 2023
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What

Large Brown Vagrant Spider (Uliodon albopunctatus)

Observer

etienne28

Date

January 15, 2023 10:53 PM NZDT

Place

Kelburn, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande (Google, OSM)
Vagrant Spiders - Photo (c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
kate_curtis's ID: Vagrant Spiders (Genus Uliodon)
Added on January 19, 2023
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What

Flower Spiders (Genus Diaea)

Observer

noahfenwick

Date

January 16, 2023 01:20 PM NZDT

Place

Woolston, Christchurch, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Sophora chathamica

Flower Spiders - Photo (c) Martin Grimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
kate_curtis's ID: Flower Spiders (Genus Diaea)
Added on January 19, 2023
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What

Aussie Bronze Jumping Spider (Helpis minitabunda)

Observer

violetvioletviolet

Date

January 17, 2023 03:54 PM NZDT

Place

Te Waipounamu/South Island, Takamatua, Canterbury, NZ (Google, OSM)
Aussie Bronze Jumping Spider - Photo (c) Paul George, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Paul George
kate_curtis's ID: Aussie Bronze Jumping Spider (Helpis minitabunda)
Added on January 19, 2023
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2 photos

What

Flower Spiders (Genus Diaea)

Observer

a-j

Date

January 15, 2023 10:37 AM NZDT

Place

600 Blueskin Road, Dunedin 9081, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Flower Spiders - Photo (c) Martin Grimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
kate_curtis's ID: Flower Spiders (Genus Diaea)
Added on January 19, 2023
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What

Water Spider (Dolomedes aquaticus)

Observer

mugwump707

Date

January 2023

Place

Ashburton, NZ-CA, NZ (Google, OSM)
Water Spider - Photo (c) Mike Bowie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Bowie
kate_curtis's ID: Water Spider (Dolomedes aquaticus)
Added on January 19, 2023
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2 photos

What

Knobbled Orbweaver (Socca pustulosa)

Observer

maorinomad

Date

January 17, 2023 07:10 AM NZDT

Place

Ōkārito 7886, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Knobbled Orbweaver - Photo (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
kate_curtis's ID: Knobbled Orbweaver (Socca pustulosa)
Added on January 19, 2023
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4 photos

What

Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)

Observer

arnim

Date

January 15, 2023 07:58 AM NZDT

Place

Hokio Beach, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Jumping Spiders - Photo (c) Philip Herbst, all rights reserved, uploaded by Philip Herbst
kate_curtis's ID: Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)
Added on January 19, 2023
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2 photos

What

Knobbled Orbweaver (Socca pustulosa)

Observer

berend

Date

January 17, 2023 04:49 PM NZDT

Place

Tararua Forest Park, NZ-WG-CR, NZ-WG, NZ (Google, OSM)
Knobbled Orbweaver - Photo (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
kate_curtis's ID: Knobbled Orbweaver (Socca pustulosa)
Added on January 19, 2023
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4 photos

What

House Spiders (Genus Badumna)

Observer

matt_scott_nz

Date

January 17, 2023 08:34 AM NZDT

Place

Te Waipounamu/South Island, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (Google, OSM)
House Spiders - Photo (c) Peter Halasz, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
kate_curtis's ID: House Spiders (Genus Badumna)
Added on January 19, 2023
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