Missulena occatoria

Red-headed Mouse Spider at Mt Majura Mini Summit

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Identification history

	Missulena occatoria	14 Jun 2019	MichaelBedingfield
	Missulena occatoria	13 Jun 2019	gem

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Roaming across the path in the middle of the day, quite fast and not at all concerned by stomping boots. Bright red head. We thought it could’ve been a funnel web but did some quick research when we got home and discovered it’s true identity as a red headed mouse spider.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.177605 -35.244927
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 Jun 2019 02:30 PM Recorded on
gem Recorded by
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gem Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae) Spiders

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Missulena occatoria Scientific name
Red-headed Mouse Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 899m Recorded at altitude
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