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Earwig for elevenses

Cryptachaea gigantipes with earwig prey. I came upon her and took this shot around 11 am, which gave me the idea for the title.

 

These native white porch spiders as they are commonly called, live under rock overhangs and inside caves in a natural setting and now, under eaves, inside sheltered porches and human homes.

 

Within the same family Theridiidae as our famous redback spiders.

 

This is a female, 6 mm body length.

 

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Uploaded on October 3, 2022
Taken on July 16, 2022