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Portacosa cinerea
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Species: |
Portacosa cinerea (The identification of this spider is as shown below)
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Body length: |
female: 25 mm
male: 19 mm
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Habitat: |
This species lives in a burrow in the ground, this normally having a door that is hinged on one side. P. cinerea is
found widely across Australia but mostly well inland.
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Toxicity: |
Bites may cause mild illness but no testing of the venom of this species has been done
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The of this species was derived from the following research paper: Framenau V.W. (2017) Evolutionary Systematics 1, 77-86.
Known Range:Recorded in South Queensland, NSW, Victoria, and SA, but more inland than in coastal localities.
Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: None.
Email Ron Atkinson for more information.
Last updated 8 January 2022.
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