Chrysso pulcherrima

Fact Box Species: Chrysso pulcherrima or a closely related species (Identification by Greg Anderson) Family: Theridiidae Body length: female: 4 mm male: 3.5 mm Habitat: This species may be found in a tangled web associated with green leaves in eucalypt forests but is so small that it is found only by shaking the branch it is on strongly enough to dislodge it Toxicity: Unknown but the fangs on this very small species are far too small to be able to cause a human envenomation

A closer view Another female

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Rhomphaea species and Argyrodes gracilis.