25 Jul 2016

Two-tailed Spider

A white two-tailed spider Tamopsis sp. These spiders have very long spinnerets, hence the name. They live on tree trunks and capture prey in a small web on the tree surface.


On the same tree, another slightly larger Two-tailed Spider. This one has browner markings that camouflage well with the scribbles on the Scribbly gum Eucalyptus rossii.


The scribbles themselves are burrow marks left by the larvae of the Scribbly-gum Moth Ogmograptis scribula.