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  • Swifts' Ant-hunter Spider, 1 of 6
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    (c) Graham Winterflood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) john lenagan, all rights reserved

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    (c) mmpro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) bigglebaggle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Graham Winterflood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    (c) Kym Nicolson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Swifts' Ant-hunter Spider

Zenodorus swiftorum

Worldwide
956 observations
Group
Arachnids
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Zenodorus swiftorum is a species of ant-hunting jumping spider found in Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.The common name is Swifts' ant-hunter, and was named in honour of Kristin Swift and John Swift who supported Conservation International in New Guinea. Zenodorus swiftorum is common but variable across tropical Australia and countries to the north. Females are slightly larger than males.

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Recent sightings near Cairns

Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.