Unknown theridiid species

Fact Box Species: Unknown theridiid species (QM) (based on similarities with other known theridiid species) Family: Theridiidae Body length: female: 2.5 mm male: 2 mm Habitat: In a small tangled web under loose bark Toxicity: Clearly too small to cause a significant human envenomation

Male and female Adult female Adult male Underside of male

The male and female shown on this page may appear to have rather different colour schemes but almost certainly are the same species since they were found very close together under the same piece of loose bark.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: A number of small theridiids with the same general shape.