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Achaearanea species
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Achaearanea species (JS)
or a very similar theridiid species
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female: 3 mm
male: 2 mm
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In a tangled web under loose bark
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Probably too small to cause a significant human envenomation
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This species produces only a very small web and seems to have some preference for lantana shrubs.
Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Theridion species and Theridion pyramidale.
Email Ron Atkinson for more information.
Last updated 1 January 2007.
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