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Sondra nepenthicola

Fact Box
Species:
Sondra nepenthicola (QM)
Family:
Salticidae
Body length:
female: about 4 mm
male: 3.5 mm
Habitat:
This small salticid is most often found in leaf litter but may sometimes hide under loose bark of trees
Toxicity:
This species is almost certainly much too small to present a significant hazard to humans but may cause local inflammation and pain
Sondra nepenthicola
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Adult female

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Several salticid genera with bodies that lack distinctive anatomical specialisations.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 24 July 2010.