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Unknown sparassid

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Species:
Unknown sparassid species
(perhaps a Neosparassus species)
Family:
Sparassidae
formerly Heteropodidae
Body length:
female: 6-15 mm
male: perhaps 8 mm
Habitat:
On or under green leaves in eucalypt forests
Toxicity:
Uncertain; probably too small to cause more than very mild illness in humans
Unknown sparassid species
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Underneath spider

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Other green salticids, most sparassids being brown or grey.



Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 7 February 2007.