Spiders
Other hunting spiders
Scytodes sp. (genus)

Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider)

Family Scytodidae. These spiders hunt by spitting a toxic silk at their prey. The steeply domed cephalothorax (front part of the body) houses the powerful muscles needed to rapidly fire the silk out.

Further reference: Atlas of Living Australia

Scytodes sp. (genus) is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands  |  Far West New South Wales

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Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Reid, ACT - 22 May 2025 by Pirom
Pirom
Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Cook, ACT - 9 Apr 2022 by CathB
CathB
Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Cook, ACT - 5 Oct 2021 by CathB
CathB
Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Cook, ACT - 4 May 2020 by CathB
CathB
Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Mar 2018 by AlisonMilton
AlisonMilton
Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Reid, ACT - 22 May 2025 by Pirom
Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Cook, ACT - 9 Apr 2022 by CathB
Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Cook, ACT - 5 Oct 2021 by CathB
Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Cook, ACT - 4 May 2020 by CathB
Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Mar 2018 by AlisonMilton
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