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Cryptachaea veruculata
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Previous species name: |
Achaearanea veruculata (JS)
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Body length: |
female: 4 mm
male: 1.5 mm
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This species builds a small untidy web in vegetation and especially under ledges of man-made constructions such as bridges and picnic tables
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Toxicity: |
Not known to be dangerous to humans but handle larger specimens with caution
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This spider is similar to the small theridiid species that are common in webs associated with garden shrubs.
Known range: Very common in bushland settings from Bowen down to Tasmania and across to Adelaide and the South-west corner of WA.
Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Parasteatoda tepidariorum and other small theridiids.
Email Ron Atkinson for more information.
Last updated 20 January 2022.
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