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Theridion species?

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Species:
Theridion species? (JS)
(based on its similarities with Theridion pyramidale)
Family:
Theridiidae
Body length:
female: 3 mm
male: 2 mm
Habitat:
In a tangled web under loose bark
Toxicity:
Probably too small to cause a significant human envenomation
Theridion species?
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This species produces only a very small web and seems to have some degree of preference for lantana shrubs.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Theridion species and Theridion pyramidale.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 31 January 2009.