Tuatara: Volume 23, Issue 2, July 1978
Plate 2: A rock-strewn gully, Johnston's Hill, Wellington. This is the type of habitat that P. antipodiana is very successful in — the looser rocks, particularly those associated with clumps of grass or low shrubs, are the most favoured ones. The slaters, millipedes and beetles which form the bulk of the spider's food are plentiful around the rocks. In addition, the drainage is good and this appears to be an important factor in determining whether P. antipodiana populations will attain high den…
Plate 2: A rock-strewn gully, Johnston's Hill, Wellington. This is the type of habitat that P. antipodiana is very successful in — the looser rocks, particularly those associated with clumps of grass or low shrubs, are the most favoured ones. The slaters, millipedes and beetles which form the bulk of the spider's food are plentiful around the rocks. In addition, the drainage is good and this appears to be an important factor in determining whether P. antipodiana populations will attain high densities or not.