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ZODARIIDAE Ant Spiders

The Ant Spiders or Zodariidae have a Gondwanan distribution and are found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent, Zodariidae are abundant ground-living spiders in Australia, often recognised by their attractive, bright yellow or orange spots against a dark brown abdomen. Most species are daytime hunters and live together with ants, mimicking their behaviour and sometimes even their chemical traits. Australia has one of the richest known zodariid faunas, with 224 described species and at least another 180 undescribed species in Australia's collections. Over 99% of the species are endemic to Australia.

Ant Spider

Storosa obscura Jocqué, 1991 Dark Storosa
Storosa obscura is a medium sized spider, the female up to 13 mm in body length, the male a little smaller. It lives in in moist leaf litter and... 

Habronestes hunti

Habronestes hunti Baehr, 2003 An Ant Spider
Sometimes called the 9 spotted Ant spider this attractive spider, body length about 9mm males, females a little larger, can be seen on dry eucalypt...