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Runcinia acuminata belongs to the Crab Spiders group (family Thomisidae), the genus Runcinia refers to the Grass Crab Spiders group, as they are often found in the seed heads of grasses. The female lay their camouglage egg sacs on the seeding grass heads.

Common names include Pointy Runcinia, Crab Spider and Long Crab Spider.

Once known as Runcinia elongata, the species name is derived from Latin acuminatus, meaning “pointed”. The female spider can be up to 10 mm in body length, the males being smaller at less than 6 mm.

Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones

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  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Infraorder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Thomisidae
  • Genus: Runcinia
  • Species: Runcinia acuminata

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia) © Stefan Jones
  2. Runcinia acuminata (Thorell, 1881), Crab Spider, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Runcinia acuminata

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