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Hedana species
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Body length: |
female: 7 mm
male: 5 mm
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Habitat: |
The brown colours of this species allow it to rest on bark or other darker surfaces of trees in eucalypt forests and be camouflaged while it is not moving
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Toxicity: |
Unknown; this spider may not be hazardous to humans because it is non-aggressive and its venom is not very toxic
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It appears that little, if any, research on the taxonomy of the Hedana species of Australia has been done since the original work by L. Koch in the mid-1800s. Almost no
Australian species have been formally named as yet and there is a commonly held belief that Hedana specimens are a green colour. However, the above images suggest that at
least a few Hedana species may be brown in colour.
Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Some other Hedana species.
Email Ron Atkinson for more information.
Last updated 4 April 2019.
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