Amaurobiid species

Fact Box Species: Amaurobiid species (QM) (this identification is tentative since the Australian Amaurobiidae are a heterogeneous family that badly needs revision) Family: Amaurobiidae Body length: female: up to 6 mm male: about 5 mm Habitat: This spider may be found in leaf litter but usually builds a small but distinctive retreat in crevices in eucalypt trunks or under loose bark; it is quite often seen and when found at all this species usually occurs in large numbers on a single tree trunk Toxicity: Unknown, but this species is probably far too small to cause harm to any human

Female from above Underneath female The male Web on tree trunk Eyes from front Mouthparts Female epigynum Claws and spinnerets

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: A variety of spider species that have the 'average' body and leg shape.