ULOBORIDAE - VENOMLESS SPIDER

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Family

Uloboridae

Species

Philoponella congregabilis
(Rainbow, 1916)

Body Length

Female: 4.5mm

Habitat

On large untidy webs under eaves of building.

Toxicity

Does not have venom glands, consequently it is safe to humans. The spider wraps its prey in up to 140 metres of web, crushing it.

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Egg sac

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Red coloured variation. Female.

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Red coloured variation. Female. Facing view.

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Red coloured variation. Female. Ventral view.