Slater-eating spider
Arachtober 17th
I used my husband's I phone to snap this spider quickly...not being savvy in that department, it seems I somehow also applied a filter. Hopefully, the details are clear enough still.
Thought to have been introduced into Australia from Europe and only occurring in the south-eastern part of the country.
The slater-eating spider gets its name from its preference for woodlice or slaters (Isopoda), which it grasps with its specially elongated chelicerae and fangs.
Female 15 mm
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Slater-eating spider
Arachtober 17th
I used my husband's I phone to snap this spider quickly...not being savvy in that department, it seems I somehow also applied a filter. Hopefully, the details are clear enough still.
Thought to have been introduced into Australia from Europe and only occurring in the south-eastern part of the country.
The slater-eating spider gets its name from its preference for woodlice or slaters (Isopoda), which it grasps with its specially elongated chelicerae and fangs.
Female 15 mm
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