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Euryopis species
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Euryopis species
(Identified by Greg Anderson; see note below)
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female: about 5 mm
male: about 3 mm
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This species normally lives under loose bark or in leaf litter with minimal web production
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May be too small to harm a human
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Note: Australian Euryopis species may soon be listed as Emertonella species.
Euryopis species belong to the theridiid subfamily Hadrotarsinae and are considered to be specialized ant predators.
Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Euryopis species and Euryopis superba.
Email Ron Atkinson for more information.
Last updated 15 January 2009.
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