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Nyssus jaredwardeni

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Species:
Nyssus jaredwardeni (R. Raven)
Family:
Corinnidae
formerly Clubionidae
Body length:
female: 8 mm
male: 7 mm
Habitat:
This species tends to wander in leaf litter in eucalypt forests in near-coastal regions from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Queensland border
Toxicity:
Unknown but this spider is presumably be too small to be harmful to humans
Nyssus jaredwardeni
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Known range: A comparatively rare species but recorded in Cairns, near Brisbane, in Northern NSW to Sydney and in Melbourne.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Some zodariids and other corinnids.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 20 January 2022.