Missulena occatoria

6 Red-headed Mouse Spider at Yass River, NSW

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Identification history

	Missulena occatoria	26 Sep 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Missulena occatoria	26 Sep 2021	SenexRugosus

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User's notes

Took strong exception to being prodded with the camera lens.

3 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

26 Sep 2021

Usually the male only comes out of its burrow during periods of high humidity - perhaps you had some rain out your way that we missed out on

SenexRugosus wrote:

26 Sep 2021

That's interesting, although we haven't had rain here for a week. Perhaps something disturbed him, as he was heading purposefully across the ground and in no mood to be interrupted.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

27 Sep 2021

They usually don't travel far from there burrow except when trying to locate a burrow of a female with which to mate

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Location information

Coordinates 149.159408 -34.892597
Altitude 655.0m
Maps Rugosa
Places Yass River, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Sep 2021 10:32 AM Recorded on
SenexRugosus Recorded by
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SenexRugosus 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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