DESIDAE - LACE-WEB SPIDERS

FACT FILE - 034

Family

Desidae

Species

Badumna longinqua
(L.Koch, 1867)

Body Length

Female: 8mm
Male: 6mm

Habitat

In a curled leaf on lemon tree. Untidy tangled web stretched between leaves or in outer twigs of prickly shrubs.

Toxicity

Unknown, but may cause mild illness in humans.

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seges

Female

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Female

0342

Female.

0347

Female on her tangled web. The retreat is between a piece of timber and a brick wall.

0344

Retreat in outer branch of shrub. Tangled web and debris.

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Male.

0346

Male.

0347

Male.

0348

Male. Ventral view.

0349

Male. Facing view.

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Male palp.