Missulena occatoria

Red-headed Mouse Spider at Chapman, ACT

Missulena occatoria at Chapman, ACT - 11 Apr 2021 12:27 PM

Missulena occatoria at Chapman, ACT - 11 Apr 2021 12:27 PM

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Identification history

	Missulena occatoria	10 Jan 2025	NateKingsford
	Missulena sp. (genus)	26 Apr 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Missulena sp. (genus)	13 Apr 2021	Nige
	Unidentified	12 Apr 2021	Teenz

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Find moving quickly across a path

2 comments

Nige wrote:

13 Apr 2021

I'm not a spider expert but think it could be a Mouse spider.

Teenz wrote:

13 Apr 2021

Yes you’re right. It’s a (male) Red-Headed Mouse Spider.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.026231 -35.353492
Altitude 685.9m
Maps Cooleman Ridge
Places Chapman, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Apr 2021 12:27 PM Recorded on
Teenz Recorded by
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Teenz NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae) Spiders

Additional information

5mm to 12mm 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
Machine learning
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