Astia nodosa

Fact Box Species: Astia nodosa (as identified by T. Hawkeswood) Family: Salticidae Body length: female: 6.5 mm male: about 5.5 mm Habitat: 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 Toxicity: Unknown but this is a timid spider and its fangs may be too small to present a hazard to humans

View from above Oblique view The web on bark Underside of spider

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Astia hariola and several salticid genera, especially when immature specimens are examined.