Red-headed Mouse Spider at Mt Majura Mini Summit
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 Missulena occatoria 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
- External link More information
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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