SPARASSIDAE - HUNTSMAN SPIDER

FACT FILE - 103

Family

Sparassidae

Species

Delena spenceri
(Hogg, 1903)

Body Length

Female: 15.5
Male: 13mm

Habitat

Found under slabs of rock in spaces between layers.

Toxicity

Usually considered harmless. May inflict a painful bite usually with little or no illness.

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Female

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Female epigyne

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Male

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Male palp.

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Female. Photo: ©Margaret Warren.