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Tmarus cineraceus

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Species:
Tmarus cineraceus (RM)
Family:
Thomisidae
Body length:
female: 5 mm
male: 4 mm
Habitat:
In a retreat formed by curling up a green leaf
Toxicity:
Uncertain; may be too small to cause illness in humans
Tmarus cineraceus
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View from front
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Underneath female
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Another female
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Another specimen

The shape of the abdomen is a useful identifying characteristic. It is also usual for the resting spider to adopt a Y shape using the front two pairs of legs.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Tmarus marmoreus and Sidymella rubrosignata.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 18 March 2009.