Possible dictynid species

Fact Box Species: Possible dictynid species (QM) (dictynids can be distinguished from desids and other species, a stereo microscope being needed to separate them - see notes below) Family: Dictynidae Body length: female: 2.5 mm male: about 2 mm Habitat: This species may be found under the loose bark in eucalypt forests Toxicity: Probably too small to cause illness

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Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: A variety of spider species have the same 'average' body and leg shape and lycosid-like markings, but the undivided cribellum in front of the spinnerets distinguishes a dictynid from most of the species that resemble it, although it now appears that some members of the Family Desidae may also have an undivided cribellum and hence this spider could actually be a desid rather than a dictynid.