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Possible Eriovixia species

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Species:
Possible Eriovixia species (VF)
Family:
Araneidae
Body length:
female: 3-4 mm
male: about 2 mm
Habitat:
This species can be shaken from green leaves in eucalypt forests; it is presumed to build and occupy a small orb web, at least during the evening
Toxicity:
This species is a very timid spider and far too small to represent a hazard to humans
Possible Eriovixia species
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Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Some small araneids and theridiids.



Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 11 December 2007.