Gnaphosid species

Fact Box Species: Gnaphosid species (QM) (Note that members of the Family Gnaphosidae are difficult to distinguish from several other kinds of spiders unless examined closely with a stereo microscope) Family: Gnaphosidae Body length: female: about 4 mm male: perhaps 3.5 mm Habitat: This species is a very common inhabitant of leaf litter in eucalypt forests; it does not normally use an insect-trapping web, preferring to ambush its prey Toxicity: This spider's fangs are probably too small to penetrate human skin

Underneath female The male Male palps Male spinnerets

Distinguishing features of this spider are the coat of silvery sheen that covers most of its body and the wide-set anterior (i.e. lower when viewed from above) spinnerets.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Probable miturgid species.