HEXATHELIDAE - TRAPDOOR SPIDER

FACT FILE - 073

Family

Hexathelidae

Species

Teranodes montanus
(Hickman, 1927)

Body Length

Female: 20 mm
Male: 16.5 mm

Habitat

Found in silk lined burrows in moss covered rotten logs.

Toxicity

Not known. Treat as being dangerous. Seek medical advice if bitten.

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Female

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Male

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Female. Photo: ©Bush Blitz.

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Female. Ventral view. This species has six spinnerets.
Preserved specimen.

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Female, showing chelicerae with single row of teeth.

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Male palp.

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Spur on tibia of leg 1of male.

Male - QVM-2019-13-0157, Female - QVM-2019-13-0160