CHEIRACANTHIIDAE - PROWLING SPIDER

FACT FILE - 312

Family

Cheiracanthiidae

Species

Cheiracanthium gracile
L Koch, 1873

Body Length

Female: 4.7mm
Male: 6mm

Habitat

Found in leaf litter. Builds a retreat in live leaves.

Toxicity

May give a painful bite.

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Male
Photo: ©Kristi Ellingsen.

3122

Male
Photo: ©Kristi Ellingsen.

3123

Sub-adult male.

3124

Sub-adult male.

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Sub-adult male.

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Male palp. Lateral view.

3127

Male palp.

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Male palp.

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Female

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Female

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Female. Facing view.

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Female

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Female. Oblique view.

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Female epigyne.