Brisbane brush-footed trapdoor

Fact Box Species: Seqocrypta jakara (QM) (or a closely related species) Family: Barychelidae Body length: female: 24 mm male: about 22 mm Habitat: This species builds a broad, shallow burrow with a hidden double door, typically in forest locations; adults may wander above ground during wet periods in winter and thus venture into houses or swimming pools Toxicity: Uncertain; like other members of the same family this spider may have quite toxic venom and can produce a very painful bite so it should be handled with caution

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Important surface features of this species are the robust legs with stiff bristles, the mottled abdomen, and the short spinnerets.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: A variety of other trapdoor and false funnel-web species.