Cycloctenus species

Fact Box Species: Cycloctenus species (QM) possibly Cycloctenus robustus Previous species name: None Family: Cycloctenidae Body length: female: 9 mm male: uncertain (perhaps 5 mm or less) Habitat: Found wandering on tree trunks and in leaf litter in eucalypt forests; no web or retreat known Toxicity: Unknown; fangs probably too small for a human envenomation; contact with humans is probably a very rare event but treat with caution

Front view Underside of spider

Distinguishing features of this spider are the overall body and leg shapes, the pairs of strong spines on the undersides of legs I and II and the pattern of 8 eyes surrounded by a dark background.

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