Achaearanea species

Fact Box Species: Achaearanea species similar to A. veruculata (JS) Previous species name: Theridion species (RM) Family: Theridiidae Body length: female: 5 mm male: 3 mm Habitat: In small webs associated with green vegetation Toxicity: Unknown; may be too small to cause more than mild illness in humans

Side view The typical markings

This species appears to have behavioural patterns similar to redback and grey house spiders and lives in a similar type of web.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Latrodectus hasseltii and Achaearanea tepidariorum.