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Spotted Ground Swift Spider
Nyssus coloripes
Nyssus coloripes, known commonly in Australia as the orange-legged swift spider, but also as the spotted ground swift spider, the fleet footed spider and the painted swift spider, is a spider belonging to the family Corinnidae. It is found commonly in Australia and New Zealand.
From the article Nyssus coloripes on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Orange-legged swift spiders are mostly black in appearance, with white spots along most of the body and orange front legs. They are typically 6–7 mm in length.
Range & habitat
The orange-legged swift spider is native to Australia. It was introduced to New Zealand around 1943 and is fully naturalised. In New Zealand, it is commonly found inside homes and in short grassland.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
Orange-legged swift spiders are diurnal. They often hunt prey without the use of webs, though they may use their webs to detect prey.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 466015.