SEGESTRIIDAE - TUBE-DWELLING SPIDERS

FACT FILE - A253

Family

Segestriidae

Species

Gippsicola species

Body Length

Female: 12 mm
Male:

Habitat

Found in a silk-lined tube in the trunk of a eucalypt about 1.2 m above ground level.

Toxicity

Unknown, but handle with care.

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A2532

A2531

A2533

Entrance to vertical tube under bark.
QVM-2021-13-0228