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Astilodes mariae
(Identification by Marek Zabka in 2009 as shown in the Peckham/Proszynski salticid compendium)
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| Body length: |
female: about 6 mm
male: about 5.5 mm
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This spider lies in wait for prey on bark or green leaves where its colours presumably provide it with a signigicant degree of camouflage
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Probably harmless to humans but likely to cause local pain and inflammation at a bite site
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