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Jumping spider ( Lycidas scutulatus) ambushed Lydia Lichen Moth ( Asura lydia) This was one of them unexpected moments. Whilst I photographed the Lichen Moth the little Jumping Spider jumped on top of it from nowhere . The moth didn't even move an eyelid so to speak.<br />
It just sat there and the spider was obviously biting it with her fangs to kill the moth. Australia,Geotagged,Lycidas scutulatus,Maratus scutulatus

Jumping spider ( Lycidas scutulatus) ambushed Lydia Lichen Moth ( Asura lydia)

This was one of them unexpected moments. Whilst I photographed the Lichen Moth the little Jumping Spider jumped on top of it from nowhere . The moth didn't even move an eyelid so to speak.
It just sat there and the spider was obviously biting it with her fangs to kill the moth.

comments (8)

Mark Ridgway

Lion

Great action !
According to ALA this one has preferred name Maratus scutulatus Posted 7 years ago
1. Mark Ridgway
  
  Lion
  
  Yours must be a female.
  https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:5b1bf19e-d324-47bc-93e0-fb65a47a2578#names Posted 7 years ago
2. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Great, now we have two entries - Maratus scutulatus for this photo and Lycidas scutulatus for the other one.
  
  Anyway, while they seem to agree about the name change, there are some discrepancies about the ID.
  https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:5b1bf19e-d324-47bc-93e0-fb65a47a2578
  http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/30571
  https://www.jumping-spiders.com/index_wiki.php?id=2381
  http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/salticidae/Salticidae.html
  http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/457.htm
  http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1672
  http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2550
  http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1676
  https://books.google.bg/books?id=x5IkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA250&lpg=PA250&dq=Maratus+scutulatus&source=bl&ots=aq0SaSpWmt&sig=W8shnK1S8t7NDby3voyK6JNwGaE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjk0--UubnYAhXpYZoKHeIgAZA4ChDoAQgwMAM#v=onepage&q=Maratus%20scutulatus&f=false Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
3. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Should we merge records? If so, which one shall we use as the correct one? Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ernst
      
      Lion
      
      I found late last night the same link as Mark noted , but I really don't know how to change a name other then deleting all and starting again. Is was to late. Maratus scutulatus would be the correct one. Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        Changing the ID is easy - below the species description there is a red X icon to remove the ID. You don't need to delete all.
        By the way, you don't need to send the same species creation request twice when you have two photos of the same species. That's how we ended up with two entries. Posted 7 years ago
    3. WildFlower
      
      Lion
      
      Yes, Maratus scutulatus is the latest accepted name for the species. Posted 7 years ago
    4. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thank you, moved. Posted 7 years ago

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The Maratus scutulatus

Maratus scutulatus is a jumping spider that occurs in Australia.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 2, 2018. Captured in 78 Tanderra Way, Karana Downs QLD 4306, Australia.

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