Jumping spider

Fact Box Species: Opisthoncus mordax (identification based on an Australian Museum website image) Family: Salticidae Body length: female: 10 mm male: 9 mm Habitat: Usually found on the leaves and bark of trees but sometimes found on walls and other structures Toxicity: Unknown; quite likely to bite if handled or trapped in clothing and may then produce local pain; not considered capable of causing serious injury or skin ulceration

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This is one of the many salticid species that can be found anywhere on trees or in green vegetation because of its great mobility.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Sandalodes scopifer and several other salticid species with a similar body shape.