Tibellus tenellus

Fact Box Species: Tibellus tenellus (RM, JS) Previous species name: None Family: Philodromidae formerly Thomisidae Body length: female: 8 mm male: perhaps 5 mm Habitat: On leaves in eucalypt forests Toxicity: Unknown; probably harmless

This species is not normally seen in association with any kind of insect-trapping web but prefers to ambush insects by appearing to be part of the leaf or twig on which it is resting. Distinguishing features of this spider are its slender, somewhat spiny legs that usually point front-and-back and the paler longitudinal stripe that runs the length of both the carapace and the abdomen.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: None.