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Euryopis species

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Species:
Euryopis species
(similar to those identified by Greg Anderson; see note below)
Family:
Theridiidae
Body length:
female: about 3 mm
male: about 2.5 mm
Habitat:
This species lives on/under bark or in leaf litter rather than in a web
Toxicity:
May be too small to harm a human
Euryopis species
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A related male?
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The same male?
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The same male?

Note: Australian Euryopis species may soon be listed as Emertonella species. Dr. Robert Raven has suggested the male shown on this page is probably Euryopis elegans.

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


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 3 July 2009.