mature male running topside ~40 mins after sunset; spotted by his eyeshine reflecting from headlamp, but presence of literally thousands of Anoteropsis in the same area makes this difficult!
A jumping spider on Aciphylla. Apologies for my image.
minute, in leaf litter. apologies for poor pix. Scale 5mm sq
Around 1.3 cm long
We had a flying visit to NZ early Dec last year so I had a short while to look about some gardens in Auckland. The weather was terrible. This jumping spider was in a gazania.
Cool green spider.
Loads of these underneath rocks at low tide line
Web built on mānuka branches