PYCNOTHELIDAE - TRAPDOOR SPIDER

FACT FILE - 346

Family

Pycnothelidae (Formerly Nemesiidae)

Species

Stanwellia

Body Length

Female:
Male:

Habitat

Tunnels in damp marshland.

Toxicity

Unknown, but treat with caution. Quite aggressive.

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3461

Female.

3462

Female. Facing view.

3463

Female cephalothorax.

3464

Female. Oblique view.

3465

Male.

3466

Male cephalothorax.

3467

Male palp.

3468

Male chelicera showing teeth.

Found on Flinders Island.