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Euryopis species

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Species:
Euryopis species
(Identified by Greg Anderson; see note below)
Family:
Theridiidae
Body length:
female: about 5 mm
male: about 3 mm
Habitat:
This species normally lives under loose bark or in leaf litter with minimal web production
Toxicity:
May be too small to harm a human
Euryopis species

Note: Australian Euryopis species may soon be listed as Emertonella species.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Euryopis species and Euryopis superba.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 15 January 2009.