The Studded Arkys is an ambush hunter. It has dispensed with using a web to capture prey and uses the inward-pointing spines on its front legs with which to secure its victims. (Charles Walckenaer was a founder of the French Entomological Society in 1832.)
The triangular Studded Arkys can be variable in colour.
This one was found on some eucalypt leaves among some lerp. It looks like it is about to prey on the lerp but more likely is waiting to ambush the Psyllid underneath.
Arkys walckenaeri is a common, small spider found mostly on native vegetation. It is harmless to humans.
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