Missulena sp. (genus)

1 Mouse spider at Lower Boro, NSW

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Identification history

Missulena sp. (genus)	11 Apr 2020	MichaelBedingfield
Missulena sp. (genus)	10 Apr 2020	KimPullen
Hadronyche sp. (genus)	10 Apr 2020	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	10 Apr 2020	mcleana

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3 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

10 Apr 2020

Testing. Suggestion made mainly so that our spider moderators will receive a notification. PS: a fine specimen !

Harrisi wrote:

10 Apr 2020

Def a female of genus Missulena, or Mouse spider. As to whether is M. bradleyi or M. occatoria, i'm finding this hard to distinguish after some casual research? Males of these species are straight forward to separate. Both species are relatively common in our area.

jks wrote:

13 Apr 2020

Terrifying!

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Location information

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
10 Jul 2016 04:54 PM Recorded on
mcleana Recorded by
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Featured Spiders Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae) mcleana Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Missulena sp. (genus) Scientific name
Mouse spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1432m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania