PISAURIDAE - WATER SPIDER

FACT FILE - 348

Family

Pisauridae

Species

Tasmomedes eberhardarum
(Strand, 1913)

Body Length

Female: 17.28 mm
Male: 14.32 mm

Habitat

The spiders were found in button
grass moorland which does not have flowing water and dunes on the west coast.

Toxicity

Not known, but treat with caution.

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3481

Female. Preserved specimen.

3482

Female. Facing view.

3483

Female.

3484

Female. Facing view.

3485

Female. Ventral view.

3486

Female epigyne.

3487

Female eyes.

Found in the Tarkine.