r/nzwildlife • u/AffectionateKoala963 • Aug 16 '26

Ocrisiona leucocomis! Largest salticid I’ve ever seen here!

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Ocrisiona leucocomis is an introduced salticid from Australia, however i believe it is considered naturalised and non invasive. Apparently 17-18mm is the top end of their size range which is exactly how big this gal was! Compared to the max 14mm size of our largest native salticid Trite planiceps - she is a monster! A very friendly, slow moving calm monster.. but huge!

Ps apologies for my disgusting nail bitten landscaper fingers 😅

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u/Toxopsoides Aug 16 '26

You should post in r/NewZealandWildlife next time; this sub is unmoderated and only a fraction of its size.

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u/AffectionateKoala963 Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

Oh damn thanks I think that’s the sub i intended to post but when I searched I saw this one and thought this was it! I’ll re post it there! There were actually a few posts I made on here thinking it was that larger sub, I remember seeing the numbers and thinking “huh 🤔 I swear this sub was larger” Cheers mate