SPARASSIDAE - HUNTSMAN SPIDER

FACT FILE - 340

Family

Sparassidae

Species

Delena melanochelis
(Strand, 1913)

Body Length

Female: 17.1mm
Male: 15mm

Habitat

Found under exfoliated rocks on the summit of Mount Barrow.

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. Facing view.

3403

Female. Ventral view showing sternum and mandibles.

3404

Female abdomen.

3405

Female. Ventral view.

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Female epigyne..