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Astia nodosa
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female: 6.5 mm
male: about 5.5 mm
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Astia nodosa is a small salticid which usually is found under loose bark in eucalypt forests. The females also build a brood chamber under the bark and spend a great deal of time in this guarding their egg sac
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Unknown but this is a timid spider and its fangs may be too small to present a hazard to humans
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Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Astia hariola and several salticid genera, especially when immature specimens are examined.
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Last updated 26 February 2009
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